Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Plans Dividend Increase – GBX 4.62 Per Share

Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) announced a dividend on Tuesday, March 25th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Investors of record on Thursday, May 1st will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.62 ($0.06) per share on Friday, May 30th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 1st. This is a 50.0% increase from Henry Boot’s previous dividend of $3.08. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Henry Boot Stock Performance

LON:BOOT remained flat at GBX 207 ($2.68) during trading hours on Wednesday. 26,283 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 82,060. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 205.19 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 219.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.17, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 2.14. The stock has a market cap of £278.15 million, a P/E ratio of 24.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.80. Henry Boot has a 1 year low of GBX 175 ($2.27) and a 1 year high of GBX 245 ($3.17).

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 17.40 ($0.23) EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a net margin of 3.96% and a return on equity of 2.79%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Henry Boot will post 18.2106097 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Henry Boot

In other news, insider Jonathan James Sykes sold 4,818 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 205 ($2.65), for a total value of £9,876.90 ($12,787.29). Insiders own 69.46% of the company’s stock.

Henry Boot Company Profile

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange since 1919, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises, Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge, Henry Boot Construction, Banner Plant and Road Link.

Operating across the UK, and employing over 500 people, we focus on three key markets: urban development, industrial and logistics and residential.