Insider Selling: Wilmington (LON:WIL) Insider Sells 71,868 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Mark Milner, an insider at Wilmington plc, sold 71,868 shares for a total of £233,571 at an average price of GBX 325 on September 30th.
• The company's stock has remained flat at GBX 325, and its market capitalization stands at £289.37 million. Wilmington has reported a PE ratio of 804.06 and a target price consensus of GBX 455.
• Wilmington has received a "buy" rating from several analysts, with price objectives of GBX 450 from Canaccord Genuity and GBX 460 from Berenberg Bank.

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL - Get Free Report) insider Mark Milner sold 71,868 shares of Wilmington stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 325, for a total value of £233,571.

Wilmington Stock Performance

LON:WIL remained flat at GBX 325 during trading hours on Wednesday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 212,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 71,878. Wilmington plc has a 1-year low of GBX 303 and a 1-year high of GBX 415. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 340.75 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 346.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.45, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market capitalization of £289.37 million, a PE ratio of 804.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.84.

Wilmington (LON:WIL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, September 22nd. The company reported GBX 23.72 EPS for the quarter. Wilmington had a return on equity of 18.71% and a net margin of 18.89%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Wilmington plc will post 21.5300004 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

WIL has been the topic of several research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 450 price objective on shares of Wilmington in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 460 price objective on shares of Wilmington in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, Wilmington presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 455.

Wilmington Company Profile

Wilmington acts as trusted partner to customers who are operating in regulated sectors and in the governance, risk and compliance markets. We provide critical data and information to enable our customers to make the decisions needed to maintain compliance with the rules and regulations that apply to them; and we provide training and education to equip our customers with the knowledge and skills to carry out their activities in line with best practice.

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