Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Plans Dividend of GBX 16.30

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) announced a dividend on Thursday, February 27th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 16.30 ($0.21) per share on Friday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a 232.7% increase from Howden Joinery Group’s previous dividend of $4.90. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Up 1.9 %

Shares of HWDN stock opened at GBX 695 ($8.85) on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 777.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 815.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 1.99. Howden Joinery Group has a twelve month low of GBX 647.10 ($8.24) and a twelve month high of GBX 982.50 ($12.51). The company has a market capitalization of £3.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.90, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07.

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.58) EPS for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a return on equity of 25.70% and a net margin of 10.82%. As a group, research analysts predict that Howden Joinery Group will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Howden Joinery Group news, insider Andrew Livingston purchased 17,707 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 750 ($9.55) per share, for a total transaction of £132,802.50 ($169,045.95). Also, insider Roisin Currie bought 1,387 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 717 ($9.13) per share, for a total transaction of £9,944.79 ($12,658.85). Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 26,653 shares of company stock valued at $20,110,770. 0.47% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Howden Joinery Group

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.