Gordon Oliver Acquires 5,550 Shares of James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) Stock

James Halstead plc (LON:JHD) insider Gordon Oliver purchased 5,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 7th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 132 ($1.69) per share, for a total transaction of £7,326 ($9,361.10).

James Halstead Trading Up 1.5 %

LON JHD opened at GBX 135 ($1.73) on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 154.92 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 173.50. The company has a market capitalization of £564.69 million, a PE ratio of 13.60, a P/E/G ratio of 3.19 and a beta of 0.31. James Halstead plc has a 1 year low of GBX 127.50 ($1.63) and a 1 year high of GBX 207 ($2.65). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.52, a current ratio of 3.34 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

James Halstead (LON:JHD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 27th. The company reported GBX 5 ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. James Halstead had a net margin of 15.10% and a return on equity of 23.72%. Research analysts forecast that James Halstead plc will post 10.670194 earnings per share for the current year.

James Halstead Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 8th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.75 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 8th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.87%. James Halstead’s dividend payout ratio is presently 90.67%.

About James Halstead

James Halstead (LSE: JHD) is a global manufacturer and supplier of flooring for commercial and domestic purposes. It has manufacturing operations across the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia, Australasia and Asia, and Rest of the World markets and supplies to customers all around the world. The Company’s brands include Polyflor, Palettone, Camaro, Polysafe, Recofloor and Expona.