Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) Insider Purchases £149.48 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Jennie Daly purchased 148 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock at an average cost of GBX 101 ($1.36), totaling £149.48 on August 8th.
• Taylor Wimpey's shares increased by 0.7% during trading, reaching GBX 101.10 ($1.36), with a market cap of £3.63 billion.
• Analysts have mixed views on Taylor Wimpey, with price targets decreasing and an average rating of "Moderate Buy" reflecting a cautious outlook.

Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW - Get Free Report) insider Jennie Daly acquired 148 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 101 ($1.36) per share, for a total transaction of £149.48 ($200.97).

Jennie Daly also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 8th, Jennie Daly purchased 134 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 112 ($1.51) per share, with a total value of £150.08 ($201.77).
• On Monday, June 9th, Jennie Daly acquired 130 shares of Taylor Wimpey stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 115 ($1.55) per share, with a total value of £149.50 ($200.99).

Taylor Wimpey Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of LON TW traded up GBX 0.70 ($0.01) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 101.10 ($1.36). 10,501,721 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,409,451. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 113.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 114.02. The firm has a market cap of £3.63 billion, a PE ratio of 14.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a current ratio of 5.08.

Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The homebuilder reported GBX 3.20 ($0.04) EPS 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 expect that Taylor Wimpey plc will post 9.8339265 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup decreased their price objective on Taylor Wimpey from GBX 150 ($2.02) to GBX 147 ($1.98) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of Taylor Wimpey in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price target on shares of Taylor Wimpey from GBX 135 ($1.82) to GBX 130 ($1.75) and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on shares of Taylor Wimpey from GBX 136 ($1.83) to GBX 122 ($1.64) and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut their price target on shares of Taylor Wimpey from GBX 150 ($2.02) to GBX 135 ($1.82) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 143.17 ($1.92).

About Taylor Wimpey

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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