RS Group (LON:RS1) Shares Down 0.5% – Should You Sell?

RS Group plc (LON:RS1) shares fell 0.5% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 552.50 ($7.44) and last traded at GBX 556.96 ($7.50). 435,045 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 77% from the average session volume of 1,858,755 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 560 ($7.54).

RS Group Trading Down 0.5%

The company has a market cap of £2.63 billion, a PE ratio of 14.39, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.26. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 547.47 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 606.05.

RS Group (LON:RS1) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 39.10 ($0.53) EPS for the quarter. RS Group had a return on equity of 12.99% and a net margin of 6.24%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Miles Roberts acquired 7,860 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, March 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 578 ($7.78) per share, for a total transaction of £45,430.80 ($61,178.02). Also, insider David J. R. Sleath purchased 4,883 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 570 ($7.68) per share, with a total value of £27,833.10 ($37,480.61). Over the last ninety days, insiders acquired 28,221 shares of company stock worth $16,176,006. Insiders own 0.52% of the company’s stock.

RS Group Company Profile

RS Group plc is a global product and service solutions provider for industrial customers, enabling them to operate efficiently and sustainably.

We operate in 36 markets, stock over 800,000 technical and specialist products and list an additional five million relevant for our industrial customers, sourced from over 2,500 suppliers.