RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report) shares fell 44.4% during mid-day 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 changed 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 ($1.54).
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed an "under review" rating on shares of RWS in a report on Thursday, April 24th.
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RWS Stock Up 6.0 %
The company has a quick ratio of 1.43, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.29. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 114.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 142.07. The company has a market cap of £247.11 million, a PE ratio of -6.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76.
RWS Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced 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. This is a positive change from RWS's previous dividend of $2.40. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.96%. RWS's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -119.36%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, insider Benjamin Faes acquired 1,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction 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 ($906,062.62). 46.21% of the stock is owned by insiders.
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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