Wilmington (LON:WIL) Reaches New 12-Month Low - What's Next?

Key Points

• 52-week low: Wilmington shares fell to a new 12-month low, trading as low as GBX 230 (last GBX 237.38) and sitting well below both the 50‑day (GBX 270.81) and 200‑day (GBX 299.08) moving averages.
• Analyst view: The stock carries a consensus "Buy" rating with an average target of GBX 451.67, though recent notes diverge—Deutsche Bank cut its target to GBX 420 while Canaccord raised theirs to GBX 475.
• Financials and risks: Market cap ~£212.6M with a P/E of 18.74, but low liquidity (current ratio 0.85, quick ratio 0.86) and a very high debt‑to‑equity ratio of 76.79, indicating balance‑sheet leverage to consider.

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 230 and last traded at GBX 237.38, with a volume of 52919 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 231.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on WIL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Wilmington from GBX 465 to GBX 420 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their target price on Wilmington from GBX 450 to GBX 475 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 451.67.

Wilmington Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.79. The firm has a market capitalization of £212.58 million, a PE ratio of 18.74, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.13. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 270.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 299.08.

Wilmington (LON:WIL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 9.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Wilmington had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.68%. On average, equities analysts expect that Wilmington plc will post 21.5300004 earnings per share for the current year.

Wilmington Company Profile

Wilmington acts as trusted partner to customers who are operating in regulated sectors and in the governance, risk and compliance markets. We provide critical data and information to enable our customers to make the decisions needed to maintain compliance with the rules and regulations that apply to them; and we provide training and education to equip our customers with the knowledge and skills to carry out their activities in line with best practice.

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