RWS’s (RWS) Buy Rating Reiterated at Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank restated their buy rating on shares of RWS (LON:RWS) in a report published on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a GBX 330 ($4.17) price target on the stock.

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

RWS Stock Up 0.7 %

RWS opened at GBX 181.20 ($2.29) on Thursday. RWS has a twelve month low of GBX 129.80 ($1.64) and a twelve month high of GBX 261 ($3.29). The firm has a market cap of £668.07 million, a P/E ratio of -2,013.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.66, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.54. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 151.44 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 168.98.

RWS Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 14th. Investors of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 9.80 ($0.12) per share. This is a boost from RWS’s previous dividend of $2.40. This represents a yield of 3.96%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. RWS’s dividend payout ratio is presently -13,333.33%.

Insider Transactions at RWS

In other RWS news, insider Ian El Mokadem purchased 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 149 ($1.88) per share, for a total transaction of £7,450 ($9,403.00). Insiders own 46.21% of the company’s stock.

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.