Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Insider Purchases £28,800 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Leslie Van de Walle bought 30,000 shares of Robert Walters (LON:RWA) on April 27 at GBX 96 per share, a total value of £28,800.
• Shares opened at GBX 94.40 (down ~1.5%); the company has a market cap of £62.1m, a 50-day MA of GBX 98.50 and 200-day MA of GBX 121.91, with a 1‑year range of GBX 76–242.
• Weak results and neutral outlook: the firm reported quarterly EPS of GBX (40.70) with negative ROE and net margin, and analysts hold a consensus "Hold" rating with an average target of GBX 100.

Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA - Get Free Report) insider Leslie Van de Walle purchased 30,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 96 per share, with a total value of £28,800.

Robert Walters Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of LON RWA opened at GBX 94.40 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £62.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.08 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.82, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 98.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 121.91. Robert Walters plc has a 1 year low of GBX 76 and a 1 year high of GBX 242.

Robert Walters (LON:RWA - Get Free Report) last posted its 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 forecast that Robert Walters plc will post 61.5448447 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Robert Walters Company Profile

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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