Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Insider Andrew Livingston Purchases 17 Shares

Key Points

• Howden Joinery Group insider Andrew Livingston purchased 17 shares at an average price of GBX 869 per share, totaling £147.73, highlighting insider confidence in the company.
• The company's stock is currently down 0.4%, with a market cap of £4.77 billion and a 1-year trading range between GBX 647.10 and GBX 982.50.
• Recent analyst ratings are mixed, with Berenberg Bank maintaining a "buy" rating and two others assigning "neutral" ratings, setting average price targets around GBX 919.67.

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 17 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 869 per share, with a total value of £147.73.

Andrew Livingston also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, July 18th, Andrew Livingston acquired 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 826 per share, with a total value of £148.68.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

Shares of HWDN traded up GBX 15 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 883. The stock had a trading volume of 719,175 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,086,217. The company has a market cap of £4.82 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 855.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 808.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 647.10 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 982.50.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported GBX 16.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.82% and a return on equity of 25.70%. On average, equities analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HWDN has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup boosted their price target on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 855 to GBX 900 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 975 price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 824 to GBX 884 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Howden Joinery Group currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 919.67.

About Howden Joinery Group

Howden Joinery Group Plc is the parent company of Howdens. Howdens sells kitchens and joinery products to trade customers, primarily small local builders, through a network of over 850 UK depots. The business also operates over 70 depots across France, the Republic of Ireland, and Belgium. Howdens only sells to the trade - they have the expertise to ensure that our products are fitted to the highest possible standards.