Robert Walters (LON:RWA) Share Price Passes Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Price breach: Robert Walters' shares fell below their 200‑day moving average of GBX 124.32, trading as low as GBX 84 and last at GBX 85.60, a bearish technical signal.
• Analyst view: The stock carries an average Buy rating with a consensus target of GBX 200, and Deutsche Bank trimmed its target from GBX 230 to GBX 200 while keeping a buy rating.
• Weak fundamentals: The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX (40.70), a negative ROE (-24.67%) and a negative net margin, alongside a market cap of £56.31m and a high debt‑to‑equity ratio (89.82).

Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 124.32 and traded as low as GBX 84. Robert Walters shares last traded at GBX 85.60, with a volume of 75,256 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Robert Walters from GBX 230 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 200.

Robert Walters Stock Performance

The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 104.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 124.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.82, a quick ratio of 1.52 and a current ratio of 1.28. The company has a market cap of £56.31 million, a P/E ratio of -2.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.08 and a beta of 0.75.

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

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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