Watkin Jones (WJG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Watkin Jones Plc engages in the development and the management of properties for residential occupation in the United Kingdom. The company operates through four segments: Student Accommodation, Build to Rent, Affordable Homes, and Accommodation Management. It is involved in the development of purpose-built student accommodation, build to rent accommodation, and residential housing property; and management of student accommodation and build to rent/private rental sector property. 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 based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 17.77 to 18.18
• 50-Day Range: 17.88 to 22.05
• 52-Week Range: 17.77 to 35.15
• Volume: 534,563 shs
• Average Volume: 847,270 shs
• Market Capitalization: £45.93 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 11.20%
• Price Target: GBX 38
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Watkin Jones Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Watkin Jones scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Watkin Jones has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Watkin Jones has a consensus price target of GBX 38, representing about 112.5% upside from its current price of GBX 17.88.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Watkin Jones has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Watkin Jones is -5.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Watkin Jones is -5.33, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Watkin Jones has a P/B Ratio of 0.35. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WJG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Watkin Jones is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Watkin Jones does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Watkin Jones has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Watkin Jones this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Watkin Jones insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.88% of the stock of Watkin Jones is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

22.78% of the stock of Watkin Jones is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/27/2026
• Today: 8/05/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Household Durables
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:WJG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.watkinjonesplc.com
• Phone: +44-1248-362516
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 727
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Watkin Jones: GBX 38
• High Price Target: GBX 38
• Low Price Target: GBX 38
• Potential Upside/Downside: +112.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (3.35)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.16
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -£30.76 million
• Net Margins: -3.43%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -6.89%
• Return on Assets: -5.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 28.84
• Current Ratio: 2.12
• Quick Ratio: 1.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £250.83 million
• Price / Sales: 0.18
• Cash Flow: GBX 3.41 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.24
• Book Value: GBX 51.70 per share
• Price / Book: 0.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 256,882,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £45.93 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.38