Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Insider Andrew Livingston Acquires 22 Shares of Stock

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN – Get Rating) insider Andrew Livingston purchased 22 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 691 ($8.43) per share, with a total value of £152.02 ($185.50).

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

• On Monday, December 19th, Andrew Livingston purchased 27 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 567 ($6.92) per share, with a total value of £153.09 ($186.81).

Howden Joinery Group Trading Down 3.4 %

Shares of HWDN stock opened at GBX 652.80 ($7.97) on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 603.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 588.17. Howden Joinery Group Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 472.20 ($5.76) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 854 ($10.42). The stock has a market capitalization of £3.63 billion and a P/E ratio of 1,165.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.33.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on HWDN shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 937 ($11.43) to GBX 800 ($9.76) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 4th. Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research note on Thursday, November 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 660 ($8.05) to GBX 580 ($7.08) and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Howden Joinery Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 766.25 ($9.35).

About Howden Joinery Group

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Howden Joinery Group Plc, a trade kitchen supplier, provides various products across kitchens, joinery, and hardware in the United Kingdom, France, and Belgium. It offers kitchen cabinets, surfaces, fittings, storages, fitted kitchens, kitchen doors, sinks, and taps, as well as appliances; joinery products, such as sliding wardrobe doors, door fittings, stairs and parts, floors, skirting boards, mouldings, doors, and architrave products; and appliances, such as cooking, refrigerator, dishwasher, and laundry products, as well as coffee machines.