Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG) Insider Purchases £5,100.84 in Stock

Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG - Get Free Report) insider Simon Jones bought 18,892 shares of Watkin Jones stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 27 ($0.34) per share, with a total value of £5,100.84 ($6,346.70).

Watkin Jones Price Performance

Watkin Jones stock traded up GBX 2.30 ($0.03) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 31.50 ($0.39). 12,646,485 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,555,701. Watkin Jones Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 17.74 ($0.22) and a 52-week high of GBX 56 ($0.70). The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 20.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 29.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.35, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.44. The company has a market cap of £80.84 million, a P/E ratio of -262.50 and a beta of 1.38.

Watkin Jones (LON:WJG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The company reported GBX 3.52 ($0.04) EPS for the quarter. Watkin Jones had a negative return on equity of 20.44% and a negative net margin of 6.99%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Watkin Jones Plc will post 2.9042225 earnings per share for the current year.

About Watkin Jones

Watkin Jones Plc engages in the development and the management of properties for residential occupation in the United Kingdom. The company operates through four segments: Student Accommodation, Build to Rent, Affordable Homes, and Accommodation Management. It is involved in the development of purpose-built student accommodation, build to rent accommodation, and residential housing property; and management of student accommodation and build to rent/private rental sector property.