Robert Walters (RWA) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. We take the time to listen to, and fully connect with, the people and organisations we partner with. Our ability to truly understand them and create and share their compelling stories is what sets us apart.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 126.50 to 132.50
• 50-Day Range: 116.50 to 170
• 52-Week Range: 116.50 to 389
• Volume: 835,183 shs
• Average Volume: 182,425 shs
• Market Capitalization: £86.17 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 0.18%
• Price Target: GBX 280
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Robert Walters Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Robert Walters scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Robert Walters has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Robert Walters has a consensus price target of GBX 280, representing about 113.7% upside from its current price of GBX 131.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Robert Walters has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Robert Walters is -584.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Robert Walters is -584.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Robert Walters has a PEG Ratio of 0.08. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Robert Walters has a P/B Ratio of 0.57. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RWA.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Robert Walters is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 18.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Robert Walters does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for RWA.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Robert Walters has a news sentiment score of 1.11. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.47 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Robert Walters this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for RWA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Robert Walters insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.75% of the stock of Robert Walters is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.26% of the stock of Robert Walters is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

RWA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have RWA shares performed this year?

Robert Walters' stock was trading at GBX 315 at the start of the year. Since then, RWA stock has decreased by 58.4% and is now trading at GBX 131.

How were Robert Walters' earnings last quarter?

Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 31st. The company reported ($17.00) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Robert Walters had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.65% and a net margin of 0.58%.

How do I buy shares of Robert Walters?

Shares of RWA stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Robert Walters own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Robert Walters investors own include 32Red (TTR), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH), Ashtead Group (AHT), AutoZone (AZO), HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI), Intel (INTC) and JD Sports Fashion (JD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2025
• Today: 10/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Staffing & Employment Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:RWA
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.robertwalters.com
• Phone: +44-20-73793333
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,980
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Robert Walters: GBX 280
• High Price Target: GBX 280
• Low Price Target: GBX 280
• Potential Upside/Downside: +113.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (0.22)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.13
• P/E Growth: 0.08
• Net Income: £6.27 million
• Net Margins: 0.58%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 64.28
• Current Ratio: 1.47
• Quick Ratio: 1.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £835.60 million
• Price / Sales: 0.10
• Cash Flow: GBX 40.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.26
• Book Value: GBX 227.86 per share
• Price / Book: 0.57

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 65,775,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £86.17 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.22