RWS (LON:RWS) Hits New 1-Year Low at $179.20

RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 179.20 ($2.23) and last traded at GBX 180 ($2.24), with a volume of 379564 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 184.40 ($2.30).

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of RWS in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd.

RWS Stock Down 2.3 %

The firm's 50 day moving average is GBX 203.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 225.25. The firm has a market cap of £664.43 million, a P/E ratio of -2,602.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.72.

RWS Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 25th were paid a GBX 9.80 ($0.12) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 25th. This represents a yield of 3.96%. This is a positive change from RWS's previous dividend of $2.40. RWS's payout ratio is presently -17,142.86%.

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.