Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) Insider Katerina Patmore Purchases 128 Shares

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG – Get Rating) insider Katerina Patmore acquired 128 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 15th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 117 ($1.43) per share, for a total transaction of £149.76 ($182.52).

Katerina Patmore also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, February 15th, Katerina Patmore purchased 123 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 122 ($1.49) per share, for a total transaction of £150.06 ($182.89).
• On Monday, January 16th, Katerina Patmore purchased 127 shares of Harworth Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 118 ($1.44) per share, for a total transaction of £149.86 ($182.64).

Harworth Group Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of LON:HWG opened at GBX 114 ($1.39) on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 118.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 115.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.99, a current ratio of 3.72 and a quick ratio of 1.13. Harworth Group plc has a one year low of GBX 99 ($1.21) and a one year high of GBX 189 ($2.30). The stock has a market capitalization of £368.30 million, a PE ratio of 327.90 and a beta of 0.71.

Harworth Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 26th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 4th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.93 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 4th. This is a boost from Harworth Group’s previous dividend of $0.40. This represents a yield of 0.77%. Harworth Group’s payout ratio is 285.71%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 160 ($1.95) price target on shares of Harworth Group in a research report on Tuesday.

About Harworth Group

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Harworth Group plc operates as a land and property regeneration company in the North of England and the Midlands. The company operates through two segments, Income Generation and Capital Growth. The Income Generation segment focuses on generating rental returns from the investment portfolio; rental returns and royalties from energy generation, environmental technologies, and the agricultural portfolio; and income-generating streams from recycled aggregates and secondary coal products.