DWF Group plc provides various legal services and complementary connected services in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Rest of Europe, and internationally. The company operates through four divisions: Commercial Services, Insurance Services, International, and Connected Services. It offers a range of complex legal services and managed services covering areas, such as business restructuring, commercial and competition, tax and private capital, employment, finance, pensions, real estate, debt recovery, asset management, and housing and planning. The company also provides legal services and managed services predominantly to insurers and their insureds covering catastrophic personal injury, occupational health and casualty, motor, fraud, and resolution law, as well as professional indemnity and commercial insurance practice groups. In addition, it offers a digital claims platform and software solutions, as well as services in the areas of specialist lawyers and barristers, forensic accountants, and investigators. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
DWF Group Stock Up 1.7 %
Shares of DWF Group stock traded up GBX 1.60 ($0.02) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 96.60 ($1.17). The company had a trading volume of 1,621,825 shares, compared to its average volume of 192,295. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 98.44 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 107.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 334.88, a quick ratio of 1.59 and a current ratio of 1.69. DWF Group has a 52-week low of GBX 86.95 ($1.05) and a 52-week high of GBX 130.81 ($1.58). The stock has a market capitalization of £314.29 million and a P/E ratio of 1,583.33.
DWF Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 8th will be paid a dividend of GBX 3.25 ($0.04) per share. This represents a yield of 3.28%. This is an increase from DWF Group's previous dividend of $1.50. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 8th. DWF Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 75.00%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms recently weighed in on DWF. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of DWF Group in a research note on Friday, July 29th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 160 ($1.93) price target on shares of DWF Group in a research note on Thursday, July 21st.
Insider Buying and Selling at DWF Group
In other DWF Group news, insider Chris Stefani sold 107,501 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 96 ($1.16), for a total transaction of £103,200.96 ($124,699.08).