Harworth Group (LON:HWG) Insider Buys £150.36 in Stock

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Lynda Shillaw purchased 84 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 179 per share, with a total value of £150.36.

Lynda Shillaw also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 15th, Lynda Shillaw acquired 118 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 127 per share, for a total transaction of £149.86.
• On Tuesday, May 26th, Lynda Shillaw acquired 175 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 124 per share, for a total transaction of £217.

Harworth Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:HWG opened at GBX 178.80 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 138.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 144.62. Harworth Group plc has a one year low of GBX 116.80 and a one year high of GBX 184. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 24.93, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 457.81. The stock has a market capitalization of £581.50 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.86 and a beta of 0.54.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HWG has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 170 price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 200 price objective on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 196.75.

About Harworth Group

Harworth Group plc is a leading sustainable regenerator of land and property for development and investment which owns, develops and manages a portfolio of over 14,000 acres of land on around 100 sites located throughout the North of England and Midlands. The Group specialises in the regeneration of large, complex sites, in particular former industrial sites, into new residential and industrial & logistics developments. Visit www.harworthgroup.com for further information.