Wilmington (LON:WIL) Hits New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Wilmington plc (LON:WIL)’s share price hit a new 52-week low 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Wilmington Trading Down 1.1%

The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 290.83 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 313.56. The firm has a market cap of £252.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.26, a price-to-earnings-growth 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.

Wilmington (LON:WIL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 9.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Wilmington had a return on equity of 9.96% and a net margin of 10.68%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Wilmington plc will post 21.5300004 EPS for the current 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.