Key Points
- Leslie Van de Walle bought a total of 60,000 Robert Walters shares in late April/early May—30,000 on April 27 at GBX 96 and 30,000 on May 1 at GBX 94—spending roughly £57,000 combined.
- Robert Walters reported negative quarterly EPS (GBX -40.70), negative net margin and ROE, and trades around GBX 95 with a market cap of £62.62m, well below its 52‑week high of GBX 242.
- Analysts hold a consensus Hold rating with an average price target of GBX 100, including a Deutsche Bank reiteration at GBX 100.
Robert Walters plc (LON:RWA - Get Free Report) insider Leslie Van de Walle bought 30,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 1st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 94 per share, for a total transaction of £28,200.
Leslie Van de Walle also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, April 27th, Leslie Van de Walle bought 30,000 shares of Robert Walters stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 96 per share, for a total transaction of £28,800.
Robert Walters Stock Up 0.2%
Shares of LON RWA opened at GBX 95.20 on Friday. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 96.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 121.31. Robert Walters plc has a 52-week low of GBX 76 and a 52-week high of GBX 242. The firm has a market cap of £62.62 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.08 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a quick ratio of 1.52, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 89.82.
Robert Walters (LON:RWA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, March 11th. The company reported GBX (40.70) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Robert Walters had a negative net margin of 3.43% and a negative return on equity of 24.67%. Equities analysts predict that Robert Walters plc will post 61.5448447 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 100 price target on shares of Robert Walters in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 100.
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Established in 1985, Robert Walters is a global talent solutions business operating in 31 countries across the globe. We support organisations to build high-performing teams, and help professionals to grow meaningful careers. Our client base ranges from the world's leading blue-chip corporates through to SMEs and start-ups.
We deliver three core services:
• Specialist recruitment - encompassing permanent and temporary recruitment, executive search and interim management.
• Recruitment outsourcing - enabling organisations to transfer all, or part of, their recruitment needs to us either through recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) or contingent workforce solutions (CWS).
• Talent Advisory - supporting the growth of organisations through market intelligence, talent development, and future of work consultancy.
Our employees are passionate about powering people and organisations to fulfil their unique potential.
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