RWS (LON:RWS) Receives “Buy” Rating from Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of RWS (LON:RWS) in a research report sent to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 330 ($4.18) price target on the stock.

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

RWS Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of LON RWS opened at GBX 180.20 ($2.28) on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of £664.38 million, a P/E ratio of -2,000.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.66, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 1.43. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 150.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 168.95. RWS has a 1 year low of GBX 129.80 ($1.65) and a 1 year high of GBX 261 ($3.31).

RWS Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Ian El Mokadem bought 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 149 ($1.89) per share, for a total transaction of £7,450 ($9,443.53). Insiders own 46.21% of the company’s stock.

RWS Company Profile

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.