Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) Insider Acquires £149.10 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Trading: Chris Carney, an insider at Taylor Wimpey, purchased 142 shares at GBX 105 per share on October 8th, totaling £149.10.
• Stock Performance: Taylor Wimpey's shares saw a slight decline of 0.1% and opened at GBX 100.50, with a market cap of £3.61 billion.
• Analyst Ratings: The current consensus for Taylor Wimpey is a "Hold" rating, with price targets ranging from GBX 110 to GBX 145 set by various analysts.

Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW - Get Free Report) insider Chris Carney bought 142 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 8th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £149.10.

Chris Carney also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 8th, Chris Carney bought 151 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 100 per share, for a total transaction of £151.
• On Friday, August 8th, Chris Carney bought 148 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 101 per share, for a total transaction of £149.48.

Taylor Wimpey Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of Taylor Wimpey stock opened at GBX 100.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £3.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.66, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 99.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 109.31. The company has a current ratio of 5.08, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79.

Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The homebuilder reported GBX 3.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Taylor Wimpey had a return on equity of 5.50% and a net margin of 7.25%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Taylor Wimpey plc will post 9.8339265 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on TW shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on Taylor Wimpey from GBX 136 to GBX 122 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 142 target price on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Wednesday. Citigroup increased their price target on Taylor Wimpey from GBX 140 to GBX 145 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 135 price target on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Peel Hunt reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 110 price target on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Taylor Wimpey currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of GBX 133.43.

Taylor Wimpey Company Profile

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilder in the United Kingdom and Spain. It builds and delivers various homes and communities. Taylor Wimpey plc was incorporated in 1935 and is based in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.

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