Key Points
- Insider Guy Millward sold 106,895 Wilmington shares at 275p each, worth approximately £293,961. He had also sold 42,359 shares in October.
- Wilmington shares opened at 279p, up 1.1%; the stock’s 52-week range is 230p to 321p.
- Analysts maintain a Buy consensus, with an average price target of 458.33p. Wilmington reported quarterly EPS of 25.14p, while analysts forecast 21.53p EPS for the current year.
Wilmington plc (LON:WIL - Get Free Report) insider Guy Millward sold 106,895 shares of Wilmington stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 275, for a total value of £293,961.25.
Guy Millward also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, October 2nd, Guy Millward sold 42,359 shares of Wilmington stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 274, for a total value of £116,063.66.
Wilmington Stock Up 1.1%
Shares of WIL opened at GBX 279 on Wednesday. Wilmington plc has a 52-week low of GBX 230 and a 52-week high of GBX 321. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.24. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 271.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 266.70. The company has a market capitalization of £249.94 million, a PE ratio of 22.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.30.
Wilmington (LON:WIL - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, September 29th. The company reported GBX 25.14 EPS for the quarter. Wilmington had a net margin of 9.29% and a return on equity of 10.05%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Wilmington plc will post 21.53 EPS for the current year.
Key Headlines Impacting Wilmington
Here are the key news stories impacting Wilmington this week:
- Negative Sentiment: Insider Guy Millward sold 106,895 Wilmington shares at an average of 275p, worth about £293,961. The sale may be viewed as a negative signal, although it does not by itself indicate a change in the company’s outlook. MarketBeat Wilmington coverage
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
WIL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 485 price target on shares of Wilmington in a report on Friday, October 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on Wilmington from GBX 445 to GBX 470 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 458.33.
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Wilmington acts as trusted partner to customers who are operating in regulated sectors and in the governance, risk and compliance markets. We provide critical data and information to enable our customers to make the decisions needed to maintain compliance with the rules and regulations that apply to them; and we provide training and education to equip our customers with the knowledge and skills to carry out their activities in line with best practice.
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