Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) Stock Rating Reaffirmed as Hold by Jefferies Financial Group

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT)‘s stock had its “hold” rating restated by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report issued on Wednesday, Digital Look reports. They presently have a GBX 170 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group‘s price target suggests a potential upside of 14.86% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Berenberg Bank dropped their price target on shares of Henry Boot from GBX 219 to GBX 186 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Henry Boot has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 178.

Henry Boot Stock Performance

Shares of BOOT stock opened at GBX 148 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 147.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 166.09. Henry Boot has a twelve month low of GBX 133.50 and a twelve month high of GBX 230. The company has a market capitalization of £199.20 million, a P/E ratio of 14.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -11.97 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a current ratio of 6.72, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 37.77.

Henry Boot (LON:BOOT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 23rd. The company reported GBX (2.20) EPS for the quarter. Henry Boot had a return on equity of 2.93% and a net margin of 5.93%. Equities analysts forecast that Henry Boot will post 18.21 EPS for the current year.

About Henry Boot

Henry Boot is one of the UK’s leading land, property development and home building businesses – and we’ve been transforming land and spaces since 1886. Listed on the London Stock Exchange for nearly 100 years, we’re renowned for quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach across the group – which comprises Hallam Land, HBD, Stonebridge Homes and Banner Plant. Operating across the UK, and employing over 400 people, we focus on three key markets: residential, industrial and logistics, and urban development.