RWS (LON:RWS) Stock Price Up 0.4% – Still a Buy?

RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS)’s stock price shot up 0.4% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 165 ($2.10) and last traded at GBX 160 ($2.04). 489,755 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 56% from the average session volume of 1,123,425 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 159.40 ($2.03).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of RWS in a report on Tuesday, November 5th.

RWS Price Performance

The company has a market cap of £589.90 million, a PE ratio of -1,777.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 150.49 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 168.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.66, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.43.

RWS Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a GBX 9.80 ($0.13) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.96%. This is a boost from RWS’s previous dividend of $2.40. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. RWS’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -13,333.33%.

Insider Activity at RWS

In other news, insider Ian El Mokadem purchased 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 149 ($1.90) per share, for a total transaction of £7,450 ($9,503.76). 46.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.