Insider Buying: Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Acquires £154.80 in Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Paul Hayes purchased 20 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, January 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 774 ($9.56) per share, with a total value of £154.80 ($191.21).

Paul Hayes also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, November 22nd, Paul Hayes acquired 5 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 822 ($10.15) per share, for a total transaction of GBX 4,110 ($50.77).
• On Tuesday, November 19th, Paul Hayes bought 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 823 ($10.17) per share, with a total value of £148.14 ($182.98).

Howden Joinery Group Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of LON:HWDN opened at GBX 785 ($9.70) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.88. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 12-month low of GBX 736 ($9.09) and a 12-month high of GBX 982.50 ($12.14). The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 800.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 870.47. The company has a market capitalization of £4.32 billion, a PE ratio of 1,706.52, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on HWDN. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 975 ($12.04) price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Howden Joinery Group from GBX 680 ($8.40) to GBX 849 ($10.49) and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Howden Joinery Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 951.50 ($11.75).

About Howden Joinery Group

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.