Andrew Livingston Purchases 21 Shares of Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 718 ($9.55) per share, with a total value of £150.78 ($200.53).

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

• On Wednesday, March 26th, Andrew Livingston acquired 17,707 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 750 ($9.97) per share, with a total value of £132,802.50 ($176,622.56).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 743 ($9.88) per share, with a total value of £156.03 ($207.51).
• On Wednesday, February 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 831 ($11.05) per share, with a total value of £149.58 ($198.94).

Howden Joinery Group Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of LON:HWDN traded up GBX 3 ($0.04) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 723 ($9.62). 3,814,554 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,594,905. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 647.10 ($8.61) and a 12-month high of GBX 982.50 ($13.07). The firm has a market cap of £3.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 739.55 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 793.60.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.61) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a return on equity of 25.70% and a net margin of 10.82%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a GBX 16.30 ($0.22) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Howden Joinery Group's previous dividend of $4.90. Howden Joinery Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 45.01%.

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.