RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report)'s share price was down 41% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 66.82 ($0.90) and last traded at GBX 68.09 ($0.91). Approximately 12,472,805 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 757% from the average daily volume of 1,455,895 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 115.40 ($1.55).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed an "under review" rating on shares of RWS in a research note on Thursday, April 24th.
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RWS Stock Performance
The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 117.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 143.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.29, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market cap of £236.20 million, a P/E ratio of -6.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76.
RWS Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 16th were issued a dividend of GBX 9.80 ($0.13) per share. This represents a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 16th. This is a boost from RWS's previous dividend of $2.40. RWS's dividend payout ratio is -119.36%.
Insider Buying and Selling at RWS
In related news, insider Benjamin Faes bought 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 68 ($0.91) per share, with a total value of £680,000 ($913,610.10). Company insiders own 46.21% of the company's stock.
About RWS
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RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.
Our purpose is unlocking global understanding.
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