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John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG) Insider Buys £6,681.24 in Stock

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John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG - Get Free Report) insider Ken Gilmartin acquired 4,986 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 134 ($1.75) per share, with a total value of £6,681.24 ($8,724.52).

Ken Gilmartin also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, September 19th, Ken Gilmartin acquired 5,114 shares of John Wood Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 131 ($1.71) per share, for a total transaction of £6,699.34 ($8,748.16).
  • On Thursday, August 15th, Ken Gilmartin acquired 5,041 shares of John Wood Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 132 ($1.72) per share, for a total transaction of £6,654.12 ($8,689.11).

John Wood Group Trading Up 5.0 %

Shares of LON:WG traded up GBX 6.40 ($0.08) on Friday, reaching GBX 133.90 ($1.75). 2,754,268 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 530,810. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 128.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 161.40. The firm has a market cap of £920.55 million, a P/E ratio of -113.47, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.76.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on WG. Berenberg Bank restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.96) price objective on shares of John Wood Group in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 250 ($3.26) price target on shares of John Wood Group in a research note on Tuesday, October 8th.

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About John Wood Group

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John Wood Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of consulting, project management, and engineering solutions to energy and built environment worldwide. It operates through Projects, Operations, Consulting, and Investment Services segments. The Projects segment provides engineering design and project management services across energy and materials markets including oil and gas, chemicals, mining, minerals, and life sciences.

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