RWS (LON:RWS) Stock Price Down 34.1% - Here's What Happened

RWS Holdings plc (LON:RWS - Get Free Report) fell 34.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 74.40 ($1.00) and last traded at GBX 76.03 ($1.02). 6,645,915 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 380% from the average session volume of 1,383,277 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 115.40 ($1.55).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reissued an "under review" rating on shares of RWS in a report on Thursday, April 24th.

RWS Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of £233.83 million, a P/E ratio of -6.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.76. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 117.05 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 143.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 11.29, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a current ratio of 1.76.

RWS Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 14th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th were paid a GBX 9.80 ($0.13) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.96%. This is an increase from RWS's previous dividend of $2.40. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 16th. RWS's payout ratio is currently -119.36%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Benjamin Faes bought 1,000,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 68 ($0.91) per share, with a total value of £680,000 ($913,610.10). 46.21% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About RWS

RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language. Our purpose is unlocking global understanding.