Wilmington (LON:WIL) Sets New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL) shares hit a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 275 and last traded at GBX 276, with a volume of 312800 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 275.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on WIL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Wilmington from GBX 435 to GBX 465 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 28th. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price target on shares of Wilmington from GBX 450 to GBX 475 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Wilmington currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 466.67.

Wilmington Trading Up 0.4%

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 294.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 318.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.45, a current ratio of 1.70 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of £247.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.84.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Mark Milner purchased 8,315 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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. Insiders own 12.83% of the company’s stock.

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.