Andrew Livingston Purchases 17 Shares of Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) insider Andrew Livingston bought 17 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 838 ($11.14) per share, with a total value of £142.46 ($189.44).

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

• On Thursday, April 17th, Andrew Livingston bought 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 718 ($9.55) per share, with a total value of £150.78 ($200.51).
• On Wednesday, March 26th, Andrew Livingston bought 17,707 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 750 ($9.97) per share, with a total value of £132,802.50 ($176,599.07).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Andrew Livingston acquired 21 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 743 ($9.88) per share, with a total value of £156.03 ($207.49).
• On Wednesday, February 19th, Andrew Livingston bought 18 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 831 ($11.05) per share, for a total transaction of £149.58 ($198.91).

Howden Joinery Group Stock Performance

HWDN traded up GBX 8 ($0.11) during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 846 ($11.25). The stock had a trading volume of 2,697,524 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,842,663. The firm has a market cap of £4.62 billion, a PE ratio of 18.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 647.10 ($8.61) and a 12 month high of GBX 982.50 ($13.07). The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 743.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 784.50.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.61) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a net margin of 10.82% and a return on equity of 25.70%. Analysts expect that Howden Joinery Group Plc will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current year.

Howden Joinery Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.30 ($0.22) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.2%. This is a boost from Howden Joinery Group’s previous dividend of $4.90. Howden Joinery Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.01%.

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.