Wilmington (LON:WIL) Hits New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 275 and last traded at GBX 282, with a volume of 99784 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 285.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Wilmington Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £252.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.26, a P/E/G ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 76.79. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 290.83 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 313.56.

Wilmington (LON:WIL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 9.33 earnings per share for the quarter. Wilmington had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.68%. Analysts forecast that Wilmington plc will post 21.5300004 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.