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

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Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW - Get Free Report) shares passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 120.69 ($1.61) 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 changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 150 ($2.00) target price on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 175 ($2.33) price objective on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a research report on Monday, March 3rd.

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Taylor Wimpey Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £4.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.13, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 112.02 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 120.69. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The homebuilder reported GBX 8.40 ($0.11) EPS for the quarter. Taylor Wimpey had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 5.50%. On average, equities research analysts predict that Taylor Wimpey plc will post 9.8339265 EPS for the current year.

Taylor Wimpey Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Taylor Wimpey

In other Taylor Wimpey news, insider Jennie Daly acquired 44,679 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 112 ($1.49) per share, with a total value of £50,040.48 ($66,569.75). Also, insider Chris Carney purchased 117,254 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 114 ($1.52) per share, for a total transaction of £133,669.56 ($177,823.01). Insiders own 0.87% of the company's stock.

Taylor Wimpey Company Profile

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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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