Wilmington (LON:WIL) Shares Cross Below 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)’s stock price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 326.73 and traded as low as GBX 296. Wilmington shares last traded at GBX 296, with a volume of 699 shares traded.

Trending Headlines about Wilmington

Here are the key news stories impacting Wilmington this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Year‑in‑review for the Wilmington housing market — a retrospective on 2025 housing trends for the city that can inform local economic context but is not tied to Wilmington plc’s operations. Wilmington’s 2025 housing market year in review
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple reports on a fatal crash at a Wilmington bar — coverage includes a charged suspect, a funeral, and a remembrance piece; significant locally but unrelated to Wilmington plc. Woman charged in fatal crash at Wilmington bar
• Neutral Sentiment: Wilmington police investigating a fatal New Year’s Day shooting — local public safety story with community impact but no company link. Wilmington police investigating fatal shooting New Year’s Day
• Neutral Sentiment: Pinpoint restaurant in downtown Wilmington to close after a decade — local business/retail note that may affect downtown foot traffic but not Wilmington plc directly. Pinpoint restaurant closing after decade in downtown Wilmington
• Neutral Sentiment: Wilmington’s Healthy Homes Program completes upgrades to 50 homes — local public‑health/housing initiative finishing a community project. Wilmington’s Healthy Homes Program wraps up
• Neutral Sentiment: Local events and entertainment roundups (NYE watch parties, weekend events, theater, UNC Wilmington basketball win) — useful for regional sentiment but not material to the company. 8 things to do in the Wilmington area
• Neutral Sentiment: Several crime and public‑safety briefs (hotel incident, missing person) reported by local outlets — monitor for community impact but no direct corporate implications. Wilmington police searching for missing person

Analyst Ratings Changes

WIL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Wilmington from GBX 435 to GBX 465 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 460 target price on shares of Wilmington in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their target price on Wilmington from GBX 450 to GBX 475 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Wilmington currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 466.67.

Wilmington Price Performance

The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 305.23 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 326.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.45. The company has a market capitalization of £265.09 million, a P/E ratio of 23.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.84.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Mark Milner purchased 8,315 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 298 per share, with a total value of £24,778.70. 12.83% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Wilmington

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.