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

Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG) insider Simon Jones purchased 18,892 shares of the firm’s 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 ($6,350.65).

Watkin Jones Trading Down 4.6 %

LON WJG opened at GBX 31.20 ($0.39) on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 21.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 29.64. Watkin Jones Plc has a one year low of GBX 17.74 ($0.22) and a one year high of GBX 56 ($0.70). 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 firm has a market cap of £80.07 million, a PE ratio of -260.00 and a beta of 1.38.

Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The company reported GBX 3.52 ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Watkin Jones had a negative return on equity of 20.44% and a negative net margin of 6.99%. Analysts expect 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.