Wilmington (LON:WIL) Given “Buy” Rating at Berenberg Bank

Wilmington (LON:WIL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by investment analysts at Berenberg Bank in a note issued to investors on Friday, Marketbeat reports. They currently have a GBX 485 target price on the stock. Berenberg Bank‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 75.72% from the stock’s previous close.

Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group lifted their target price on shares of Wilmington from GBX 445 to GBX 470 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 458.33.

Wilmington Stock Performance

WIL opened at GBX 276 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.24. Wilmington has a 12-month low of GBX 230 and a 12-month high of GBX 337. The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 271.47 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 267.29. The stock has a market cap of £247.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.62, a PEG ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.30.

Wilmington (LON:WIL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September 29th. The company reported GBX 25.14 earnings per share for the quarter. Wilmington had a return on equity of 10.05% and a net margin of 9.29%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Wilmington will post 21.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Wilmington

In other news, insider Mark Milner sold 71,613 shares of Wilmington stock in a transaction on Friday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 274, for a total transaction of £196,219.62. Also, insider Guy Millward sold 42,359 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 274, for a total transaction of £116,063.66. Company insiders own 12.83% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Wilmington

Here are the key news stories impacting Wilmington this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: Local community coverage—including a new Project SOAR director, free mulch distribution, family soccer activities, home-repair assistance, voting outreach, and beach rankings—is unrelated to Wilmington plc’s business. ACCESS of Wilmington names Jessie Tait new director of Project SOAR Last call of 2026 for Free Mulch Friday in Wilmington Wilmington home repair program
• Neutral Sentiment: Announcements about Comic Con, the Azalea Festival, and other local events may benefit local tourism, but they have no identifiable impact on Wilmington plc’s earnings or valuation. Coastal Comic Con returns Azalea Festival concert headliners
• Neutral Sentiment: Fire-department Halloween safety coverage and a police warning are public-safety stories with no apparent connection to the listed company. Wilmington Fire Department Halloween safety tips Wilmington police warning

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.