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Wilmington (WIL) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 391
-9.00 (-2.25%)
(As of 09:52 AM ET)

About Wilmington Stock (LON:WIL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
391
411
50-Day Range
365
411
52-Week Range
274.60
418
Volume
559 shs
Average Volume
118,722 shs
Market Capitalization
£349.28 million
P/E Ratio
2,057.89
Dividend Yield
2.81%
Price Target
GBX 418
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Wilmington plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides information, data, training, and education solutions to professional markets in the United Kingdom, the rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates in two divisions, Intelligence and Training & Education. The Intelligence division offers risk and compliance data to a range of industries, including insurance, pensions, legal, and healthcare. The Training & Education division provides compliance training and technical support comprising formal qualifications, continuing education, and mandatory training through instructor-led and self-guided formats for customers across various industries, such as financial services, accountancy, and healthcare. The company also offers news information services to the healthcare industry; international compliance and regulatory information for the insurance industry; Certified professional training; witness training and conference services; cloud-based insight, CRM, KAM, and consultancy services to the pharmaceutical industry; facilitation of ISO certification services for businesses; training courses in compliance and money laundering; and reference information for the healthcare industry. In addition, it offers training and support services for the accountancy profession; legacy information services; trust and shared services; professional association services; and conference and networking services for specialist events in the healthcare and finance industries. The company was formerly known as Wilmington Group plc and changed its name to Wilmington plc in February 2015. Wilmington plc was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Wilmington Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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WIL MarketRank™: 

Wilmington scored higher than 11% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Wilmington has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Wilmington has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Wilmington's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Wilmington is 2,057.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Wilmington is 2,057.89, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 207.63.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Wilmington has a PEG Ratio of 1.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Wilmington has a P/B Ratio of 3.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WIL.
  • Dividend Yield

    Wilmington pays a meaningful dividend of 2.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Wilmington does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Wilmington is 5,789.47%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Wilmington's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for WIL.
  • News Sentiment

    Wilmington has a news sentiment score of -0.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.35 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Wilmington this week, compared to 34 articles on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Wilmington insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £274,109.20 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.70% of the stock of Wilmington is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.22% of the stock of Wilmington is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Wilmington's insider trading history.
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WIL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Wilmington's stock was trading at GBX 332 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WIL stock has increased by 17.8% and is now trading at GBX 391.
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Shares of WIL stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Wilmington investors own include Kingfisher (KGF), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), (CHUBA) (CHUBA), Celldex Therapeutics (CLDX), Donaldson (DCI) and Dunkin' Brands Group (DNKN).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 12/4 Dividend
10/31/2024
Today
11/05/2024
Dividend Payable
12/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Education & Training Services
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 418
High Stock Price Target
GBX 418
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 418
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
£17.20 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£98.32 million
Cash Flow
GBX 30.25 per share
Book Value
GBX 130 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£353.93 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.84
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This page (LON:WIL) was last updated on 11/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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