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Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) Stock Price Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 120.69 ($1.60) and traded as low as GBX 118.80 ($1.58). Taylor Wimpey shares last traded at GBX 119.10 ($1.58), with a volume of 19,752,912 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 175 ($2.32) price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.99) price target on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th.

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Taylor Wimpey Trading Down 2.4%

The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 112.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 119.88. The firm has a market cap of £4.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 5.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79.

Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The homebuilder reported GBX 8.40 ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter. Taylor Wimpey had a return on equity of 5.50% and a net margin of 7.25%. As a group, research analysts predict that Taylor Wimpey plc will post 9.8339265 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Taylor Wimpey Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd were given a GBX 4.66 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 4.05%. Taylor Wimpey's payout ratio is 145.88%.

Insider Activity at Taylor Wimpey

In other Taylor Wimpey news, insider Chris Carney purchased 117,254 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 114 ($1.51) per share, for a total transaction of £133,669.56 ($177,327.62). Also, insider Jennie Daly purchased 44,679 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 112 ($1.49) per share, with a total value of £50,040.48 ($66,384.29). 0.87% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Taylor Wimpey

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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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