RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report) shares traded down 44.4% during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 64.20 ($0.86) and last traded at GBX 64.20 ($0.86). 19,957,436 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,186% from the average session volume of 1,551,777 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 115.40 ($1.55).
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed an "under review" rating on shares of RWS in a report on Thursday, April 24th.
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RWS Price Performance
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.29, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.76. The stock has a market capitalization of £247.11 million, a P/E ratio of -6.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 115.61 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 142.60.
RWS Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th were given a dividend of GBX 9.80 ($0.13) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 16th. This is a positive change from RWS's previous dividend of $2.40. This represents a dividend yield of 3.96%. RWS's dividend payout ratio is -119.36%.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Benjamin Faes bought 1,000,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 68 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £680,000 ($912,017.17). Corporate 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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