Howden Joinery insider buys 19 shares. Analysts rate Howden Joinery stock Hold

Published on 10/18/2026 at 13:49 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Andrew Livingston bought 19 shares at GBp 762 on October 12, 2026. Analysts set Hold consensus and GBp 1,009.40 average target for Howden Joinery stock.

Insider activity and valuation

Andrew Livingston bought 19 shares at GBp 762.00 on October 12, 2026.
MarketBeat reported a Hold consensus and a GBp 1,009.40 average target on October 13, 2026.
Howden Joinery had a GBP 4.2 billion market capitalization on October 13, 2026.

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Howden Joinery (ISIN GB0005576813) saw Andrew Livingston buy 19 shares at GBp 762.00 on October 12, 2026, in a transaction reported by MarketBeat. The same report put the analyst consensus at Hold, with an average target of GBp 1,009.40 and two Buy ratings against three Holds.

Insider purchase sets the peg

The purchase was small in size but specific in timing: Livingston paid GBP 144.78 for the shares. MarketBeat also listed earlier Livingston purchases of 21 shares at GBp 741.00 on September 11, 2026, and 18 shares at GBp 830.00 on August 12, 2026.

Howdens supplies kitchens, joinery and hardware to trade customers through its depot network. Its investor-relations page describes a trade-only model based on local depots, stocked products and UK manufacturing and distribution. The company profile identifies the group as a consumer cyclical business in furnishings, fixtures and appliances.

What do the ratings imply?

The target spread gives investors a clear valuation reference without removing the counter-factor. MarketBeat reported targets from GBp 847.00 at Jefferies to GBp 1,210.00 at Deutsche Bank, while the average target was GBp 1,009.40 on October 13, 2026. The range shows that the Hold consensus masks materially different views on the recovery path.

Three dated company developments

On July 23, 2026, Howden Joinery reported quarterly earnings per share of GBp 17.30, according to MarketBeat. Between October 5 and October 9, 2026, the company bought 500,000 shares for cancellation at weighted average prices between GBp 748.58 and GBp 764.89, as reported by TipRanks. On October 12, 2026, Livingston bought 19 shares at GBp 762.00.

Upcoming dates and London pricing

The next dividend payment is scheduled for November 20, 2026, after a GBp 0.051 per-share distribution, according to Dividendpedia. TradingView lists February 25, 2027, as the next earnings-report date.

The LSE closing price was GBp 788.00 on October 16, 2026, 19.67 percent below the GBp 981.00 52-week high. Howden Joinery's market capitalization was GBP 4.2 billion on October 13, 2026. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Howden Joinery stock.