Insider Buying: RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS) Insider Purchases 5,000 Shares of Stock

RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS) insider Ian El Mokadem bought 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 176 ($2.24) per share, with a total value of £8,800 ($11,205.91).

RWS Stock Up 21.3 %

LON RWS opened at GBX 203 ($2.58) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £748.50 million, a PE ratio of -2,900.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76. RWS Holdings plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 157.20 ($2.00) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 284.40 ($3.62). The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 179.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 210.07. The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.72.

RWS Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 20th will be issued a GBX 2.45 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.46%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 20th. RWS’s dividend payout ratio is presently -17,142.86%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of RWS in a report on Thursday, May 23rd.

RWS Company Profile

RWS Holdings plc provides technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property (IP) services. It operates through four segments: Language Services, Regulated Industries, IP Services, and Language and Content Technology. The Language Services segment provides localization services, which includes translation and adaptation of content across a variety of media and materials.