RWS (LON:RWS) Trading Down 44.4% - Time to Sell?

Shares of RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report) were down 44.4% on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 64.20 ($0.86) and last traded at GBX 64.20 ($0.86). Approximately 19,957,436 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 1,186% from the average daily 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 reissued an "under review" rating on shares of RWS in a research note on Thursday, April 24th.

RWS Stock Up 6.0 %

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 firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 115.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 142.60. The company has a market cap 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.

RWS Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th were issued a dividend of GBX 9.80 ($0.13) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, January 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.96%. This is a positive change from RWS's previous dividend of $2.40. RWS's dividend payout ratio is currently -119.36%.

Insider Transactions at RWS

In other RWS news, insider Benjamin Faes purchased 1,000,000 shares of RWS stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 68 ($0.91) per share, with a total value of £680,000 ($906,062.62). Insiders own 46.21% of the company's stock.

About RWS

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.