Leslie Van de Walle Purchases 30,000 Shares of Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Stock

Key Points

• Leslie Van de Walle bought a total of 60,000 shares of Robert Walters this week (30,000 on Apr 27 at GBX 96 and 30,000 on May 1 at GBX 94), representing about £57,000 in insider purchases.
• RWA shares trade near GBX 98.8 with a market cap of £64.99m and a 52-week range of GBX 76–242, but the company reported a quarterly EPS of GBX (40.70) with negative ROE and net margin; analysts have a consensus Hold rating and an average target of GBX 100.

Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA - Get Free Report) insider Leslie Van de Walle purchased 30,000 shares of Robert Walters stock in a transaction on Friday, May 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 94 per share, with a total value of £28,200.

Leslie Van de Walle also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 27th, Leslie Van de Walle purchased 30,000 shares of Robert Walters stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 96 per share, with a total value of £28,800.

Robert Walters Stock Performance

Shares of RWA opened at GBX 98.80 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.82. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 96.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 121.31. The stock has a market cap of £64.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.43, a PEG ratio of 0.08 and a beta of 0.75. Robert Walters plc has a 52 week low of GBX 76 and a 52 week high of GBX 242.

Robert Walters (LON:RWA - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX (40.70) EPS for the quarter. Robert Walters had a negative return on equity of 24.67% and a negative net margin of 3.43%. On average, analysts expect that Robert Walters plc will post 61.5448447 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 100 price target on shares of Robert Walters in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 100.

About Robert Walters

Established in 1985, Robert Walters is a global talent solutions business operating in 31 countries across the globe. We support organisations to build high-performing teams, and help professionals to grow meaningful careers. Our client base ranges from the world's leading blue-chip corporates through to SMEs and start-ups. We deliver three core services: • Specialist recruitment - encompassing permanent and temporary recruitment, executive search and interim management. • Recruitment outsourcing - enabling organisations to transfer all, or part of, their recruitment needs to us either through recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) or contingent workforce solutions (CWS). • Talent Advisory - supporting the growth of organisations through market intelligence, talent development, and future of work consultancy. Our employees are passionate about powering people and organisations to fulfil their unique potential.

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