Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) Insider Chris Birch Buys 82 Shares

Harworth Group plc (LON:HWG) insider Chris Birch purchased 82 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 183 ($2.39) per share, for a total transaction 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 transaction of £22,545.64 ($29,440.64).

Harworth Group Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of HWG stock opened at GBX 179 ($2.34) on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 175.36 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 156.47. Harworth Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 95.40 ($1.25) and a 12-month high of GBX 195 ($2.55). The stock has a market capitalization of £579.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,193.33 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 2.59, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88.

Harworth Group Cuts Dividend

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