Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Insider Jonathan James Sykes Sells 240,000 Shares

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 240,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.65), for a total transaction of £492,000 ($636,069.81).

Jonathan James Sykes also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, February 21st, Jonathan James Sykes sold 150,000 shares of Henry Boot stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 200 ($2.59), for a total value of £300,000 ($387,847.45).
• On Wednesday, February 12th, Jonathan James Sykes sold 4,818 shares of Henry Boot stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.65), for a total value of £9,876.90 ($12,769.10).

Henry Boot Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of LON BOOT traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 208 ($2.69). 131,784 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 87,773. Henry Boot PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 175 ($2.26) and a 1 year high of GBX 245 ($3.17). The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 204.74 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 218.89. The stock has a market cap of £279.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.74, a P/E/G ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.22) EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. On average, research analysts expect that Henry Boot PLC will post 18.2106097 earnings per share for the current year.

Henry Boot Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a GBX 4.62 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.23%. This is an increase from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 1st. Henry Boot’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 83.25%.

Henry Boot Company Profile

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.