Julie Southern Purchases 2,547 Shares of RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS) Stock

RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS) insider Julie Southern purchased 2,547 shares of RWS stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 196 ($2.49) per share, for a total transaction of £4,992.12 ($6,343.23).

RWS Trading Up 1.8 %

LON:RWS opened at GBX 193.80 ($2.46) on Friday. RWS Holdings plc has a 52 week low of GBX 157.20 ($2.00) and a 52 week high of GBX 284.40 ($3.61). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.72, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.59. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 180.23 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 208.30. The firm has a market cap of £714.58 million, a P/E ratio of -2,720.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76.

RWS Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 19th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 20th will be given a dividend of GBX 2.45 ($0.03) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 20th. This represents a yield of 1.46%. RWS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -17,142.86%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of RWS in a research note on Thursday, May 23rd.

About RWS

RWS Holdings plc provides technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property (IP) services. It operates through four segments: Language Services, Regulated Industries, IP Services, and Language and Content Technology. The Language Services segment provides localization services, which includes translation and adaptation of content across a variety of media and materials.