Shares of RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report) were down 44.4% during mid-day trading on Thursday . 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 were traded during mid-day 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).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reiterated 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's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 114.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 142.07. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £247.11 million, a PE ratio of -6.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76.
RWS Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors 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 payout ratio is currently -119.36%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, insider Benjamin Faes acquired 1,000,000 shares of RWS stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 68 ($0.91) per share, with a total value of £680,000 ($906,062.62). 46.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
RWS Company Profile
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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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