Shore Capital Reaffirms "Hold" Rating for RWS (LON:RWS)

Shore Capital reiterated their hold rating on shares of RWS (LON:RWS - Free Report) in a report released on Thursday, MarketBeat reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 240 ($3.28) target price on shares of RWS in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th.

RWS Stock Performance

Shares of RWS stock traded up GBX 2.80 ($0.04) during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 88.60 ($1.21). 1,115,119 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,714,642. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 82.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 120.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.29, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.76. RWS has a 12-month low of GBX 60.80 ($0.83) and a 12-month high of GBX 200 ($2.73). The stock has a market capitalization of £326.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76.

RWS (LON:RWS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June 17th. The company reported GBX 3.60 ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. RWS had a negative return on equity of 4.15% and a negative net margin of 5.22%. On average, analysts forecast that RWS will post 10.6469761 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other RWS news, insider Julie Southern bought 74,611 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 67 ($0.91) per share, for a total transaction of £49,989.37 ($68,226.25). Also, insider Benjamin Faes purchased 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 68 ($0.93) per share, for a total transaction of £680,000 ($928,074.25). Insiders own 46.21% of the company's stock.

RWS Company Profile

RWS is a content solutions company, powered by technology and human expertise. We grow the value of ideas, data and content by making sure organizations are understood. Everywhere. Our proprietary technology, 45+ AI patents and human experts help organizations bring ideas to market faster, build deeper relationships across borders and cultures, and enter new markets with confidence – growing their business and connecting them to a world of opportunities. It's why over 80 of the world's top 100 brands trust RWS to drive innovation, inform decisions and shape brand experiences. With 60+ global locations, across five continents, our teams work with businesses across almost all industries.