LON:WJGWatkin Jones Share Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Watkin Jones PLC Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add GBX 169 0.00 (0.00 %) (As of 05/29/2020 10:10 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range 165Now: GBX 169▼ 16950-Day Range 142.40MA: GBX 163.61▼ 176.4052-Week Range 118.17Now: GBX 169▼ 299.50Volume279,708 shsAverage Volume648,788 shsMarket Capitalization£432.17 millionP/E Ratio9.82Dividend Yield6.93%BetaN/A ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendInsider TradesHeadlines Watkin Jones plc engages in the development and the management of properties for residential occupation in the United Kingdom. It develops and constructs multi occupancy property assets focusing on student accommodations. The company operates through Student Accommodation, Build To Rent, Residential, and Accommodation Management segments. It is also involved in the management of student accommodation property; development of traditional residential property; and development of build to rent accommodation. The company was formerly known as Watkin Jones Limited and changed its name to Watkin Jones plc in March 2016. Watkin Jones plc was founded in 1791 and is headquartered in Bangor, the United Kingdom.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingWatkin Jones has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of GBX 247.33, Watkin Jones has a potential upside of 46.4% from its current price of GBX 169.Amount of Analyst CoverageWatkin Jones has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesWatkin Jones has received 270 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesWatkin Jones has received 203 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentWatkin Jones has received 57.08% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Watkin Jones and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe WJG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe WJG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipWatkin Jones is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.93%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthWatkin Jones does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Watkin Jones is 0.64 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Watkin Jones insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Watkin Jones are expected to decrease by -100.00% in the coming year, from GBX 1,355 to GBX 0 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Watkin Jones is 9.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Watkin Jones is 9.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 13.74.Price to Book Value per Share RatioWatkin Jones has a P/B Ratio of 2.56. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.03 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange LON Industry Residential Construction Sub-IndustryN/A SectorConsumer Cyclical Current SymbolLON:WJG Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIKN/A Webwww.watkinjonesplc.com Phone+44-1248-362516Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio106.97 Current Ratio3.27 Quick Ratio2.01Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio9.82 Forward P/E Ratio0.12 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£401.35 million Price / Sales1.08 Cash FlowGBX 28.30 per share Price / Cash Flow5.97 Book ValueGBX 66 per share Price / Book2.56Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)N/A Net IncomeN/A Net MarginsN/A Return on EquityN/A Return on AssetsN/AMiscellaneous Employees722 Outstanding Shares255,722,000Market Cap£432.17 million Next Earnings DateN/A OptionableNot Optionable LSE:WJG Rates by TradingView Receive WJG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for WJG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Watkin Jones' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Watkin Jones' stock was trading at GBX 241 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WJG stock has decreased by 29.9% and is now trading at GBX 169. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Watkin Jones? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Watkin Jones in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Watkin Jones. How often does Watkin Jones pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Watkin Jones? Watkin Jones declared a dividend on Tuesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 5.60 per share on Friday, February 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 23rd. This is a positive change from Watkin Jones's previous dividend of GBX 2.75. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Watkin Jones' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for WJG? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Watkin Jones' stock. Their forecasts range from GBX 225 to GBX 267. On average, they anticipate Watkin Jones' share price to reach GBX 247.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 46.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Watkin Jones. Has Watkin Jones been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about WJG stock have trended extremely negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Watkin Jones earned a news sentiment score of -4.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutWatkin Jones. Who are some of Watkin Jones' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Watkin Jones include Skyline (SKY), Crest Nicholson (CRST), MJ Gleeson (GLE), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Henry Boot (BOOT), Telford Homes (TEF), Abbey (ABBY), Galliford Try (GFRD), Springfield Properties (SPR), Select Interior Concepts (SIC), Tamawood (TWD), Simonds Group (SIO), Boyuan Construction Group (BOY), Cairn Homes (CRN) and Glenveagh Properties (GLV). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Watkin Jones own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Watkin Jones investors own include Micron Technology (MU), Burford Capital (BUR), McColl's Retail Group (MCLS), Twilio (TWLO), Zscaler (ZS), Broadcom (AVGO), Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP), BATM Advanced Communications (BVC), Citigroup (C) and Cyberark Software (CYBR). Who are Watkin Jones' key executives? Watkin Jones' management team includes the following people: Mr. Philip Byrom, CFO & DirectorMr. Richard C. Simpson, CEO & Director (Age 43)Mr. Alex Pease, Investment DirectorMr. Geraint Morgan, Managing Director of Student Accommodation South West & South WalesMr. Berwyn Evans, Managing Director of Homes Division What is Watkin Jones' stock symbol? Watkin Jones trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "WJG." How do I buy shares of Watkin Jones? Shares of WJG and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock. What is Watkin Jones' stock price today? One share of WJG stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 169. How big of a company is Watkin Jones? Watkin Jones has a market capitalization of £432.17 million and generates £401.35 million in revenue each year. Watkin Jones employs 722 workers across the globe. What is Watkin Jones' official website? The official website for Watkin Jones is www.watkinjonesplc.com. How can I contact Watkin Jones? Watkin Jones' mailing address is Llandygai Industrial Estate, GWYNEDD, LL57 4YH, United Kingdom. The company can be reached via phone at +44-1248-362516. This page was last updated on 5/29/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
