Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) Plans Dividend Increase – GBX 16.30 Per Share

Howden Joinery Group Plc (LON:HWDN) declared a dividend on Thursday, February 27th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 16.30 ($0.21) per share on Friday, May 23rd. This represents a 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 Performance

LON HWDN opened at GBX 693 ($8.82) on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of £3.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.85, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 777.77 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 815.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 60.20. Howden Joinery Group has a 12-month low of GBX 647.10 ($8.24) and a 12-month high of GBX 982.50 ($12.51).

Howden Joinery Group (LON:HWDN) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 45.60 ($0.58) earnings per share for the quarter. Howden Joinery Group had a return on equity of 25.70% and a net margin of 10.82%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Howden Joinery Group will post 52.8073286 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Howden Joinery Group

In other Howden Joinery Group news, insider Andrew Livingston purchased 17,707 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 750 ($9.55) per share, with a total value of £132,802.50 ($169,045.95). Also, insider Roisin Currie acquired 1,387 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 717 ($9.13) per share, with a total value of £9,944.79 ($12,658.85). Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 26,653 shares of company stock worth $20,110,770. Insiders own 0.47% of the company’s stock.

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.