Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) Insider Buys £155.61 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston purchased 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 741 per share, with a total value of £155.61.

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

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Andrew Livingston acquired 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 830 per share, with a total value of £149.40.
• On Friday, July 10th, Andrew Livingston acquired 19 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 776 per share, for a total transaction of £147.44.

Howden Joinery Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:HWDN opened at GBX 759.50 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 789.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 801.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.35. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 713 and a 12-month high of GBX 981. The company has a market cap of £4.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.29.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported GBX 17.30 EPS for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a return on equity of 22.80% and a net margin of 10.86%. Equities analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HWDN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 847 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 900 to GBX 955 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,075 price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of Howden Joinery Group to a “sector perform” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 900 to GBX 960 in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,210 target price on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Howden Joinery Group currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 1,009.40.

Howden Joinery Group Company Profile

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. Local Howdens depots build trusted partnerships with trade professionals, helping them to exceed their customers’ expectations and allowing their businesses and ours to profit from doing so.