Insider Buying: Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) Insider Buys 82 Shares of Stock

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Chris Birch acquired 82 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 183 ($2.39) per share, with a total value of £150.06 ($195.95).

Chris Birch also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, October 1st, Chris Birch sold 11,804 shares of Harworth Group stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 191 ($2.49), for a total value of £22,545.64 ($29,440.64).

Harworth Group Price Performance

LON HWG opened at GBX 180 ($2.35) on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 175.64 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 156.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. The company has a market capitalization of £582.57 million, a PE ratio of 1,200.00 and a beta of 0.74. Harworth Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 95.40 ($1.25) and a 12-month high of GBX 195 ($2.55).

Harworth Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 24th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 19th will be given a dividend of GBX 0.49 ($0.01) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 19th. This represents a yield of 0.29%. Harworth Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 1,333.33%.

About Harworth Group

Harworth Group plc operates as a land and property regeneration company in the North of England and the Midlands. The company operates through Income Generation and Capital Growth segments. 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.