Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 951.50 ($11.86).

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Howden Joinery Group from GBX 680 ($8.47) to GBX 849 ($10.58) and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 975 ($12.15) price objective on shares of Howden Joinery Group in a research report on Thursday, November 7th.

Howden Joinery Group Stock Up 0.3 %

LON:HWDN opened at GBX 779.50 ($9.71) on Monday. Howden Joinery Group has a 52 week low of GBX 736 ($9.17) and a 52 week high of GBX 982.50 ($12.24). The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.88. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 799.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 868.74. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,694.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07.

Insider Transactions at Howden Joinery Group

In related news, insider Suzy Neubert purchased 7,305 shares of Howden Joinery Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 821 ($10.23) per share, with a total value of £59,974.05 ($74,743.33). In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 7,348 shares of company stock valued at $6,031,809. Corporate insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

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.