Key Points
- Insider purchase: Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson bought 7,450 Watches of Switzerland shares at GBX 671 each, investing approximately £49,990.
- Trading and financial performance: The stock opened at GBX 679 and has a one-year range of GBX 348.20 to GBX 801.50. The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 45.20, a 5.42% net margin and 16.31% return on equity.
- Analyst outlook: Royal Bank of Canada upgraded the stock to “sector perform” and raised its target to GBX 800, while Jefferies maintained a “hold” rating. Overall, analysts give WOSG a consensus “Hold” rating with a GBX 696.67 target price.
Watches of Switzerland Group plc (LON:WOSG - Get Free Report) insider Paul Edgecliffe-Johnson purchased 7,450 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 671 per share, with a total value of £49,989.50.
Watches of Switzerland Group Trading Up 0.4%
LON:WOSG opened at GBX 679 on Wednesday. Watches of Switzerland Group plc has a one year low of GBX 348.20 and a one year high of GBX 801.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.18, a current ratio of 1.91 and a quick ratio of 0.48. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 709.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 634.57. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.94, a PEG ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 1.86.
Watches of Switzerland Group (LON:WOSG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 14th. The company reported GBX 45.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Watches of Switzerland Group had a net margin of 5.42% and a return on equity of 16.31%. As a group, analysts forecast that Watches of Switzerland Group plc will post 42.739726 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several analysts recently weighed in on WOSG shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Watches of Switzerland Group to a "sector perform" rating and upped their price target for the stock from GBX 725 to GBX 800 in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 740 price objective on shares of Watches of Switzerland Group in a research note on Friday, September 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of GBX 696.67.
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About Watches of Switzerland Group
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Established in 2007 the Watches of Switzerland Group is the UK's largest luxury watch retailer, operating in the UK and US comprising eight prestigious brands; Watches of Switzerland (UK and US), Mappin & Webb (UK), Goldsmiths (UK), Mayors (US), Betteridge (US), Deutsch & Deutsch (US), Analog:Shift (US) and Hodinkee (US), with a complementary jewellery offering. The Group also owns the exclusive distribution rights for Roberto Coin in the US, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean.
As at 3 September 2026, the Watches of Switzerland Group had 186 showrooms across the UK and US including 75 dedicated mono-brand boutiques in partnership with Rolex, OMEGA, TAG Heuer, Breitling, TUDOR, Longines, Grand Seiko, Roberto Coin, BVLGARI and FOPE and has a leading presence in Heathrow Airport with representation in Terminals 3, 4 and 5 as well as seven retail websites.
The Watches of Switzerland Group is proud to be the UK's largest retailer for Rolex, OMEGA, Cartier, TAG Heuer and Breitling watches and provides clients with the finest selection of luxury timepieces from all over the major groups and independent brands together with an impressive presentation of smaller independent brands.
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