Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) Insider Alan Giddins Purchases 177,000 Shares of Stock

Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG) insider Alan Giddins bought 177,000 shares of Watkin Jones stock in a transaction on Friday, August 28th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,686 per share, for a total transaction of £2,984,220.

Watkin Jones Stock Down 8.3%

Shares of LON:WJG opened at GBX 16.50 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of £42.39 million, a P/E ratio of -4.92 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 28.84, a quick ratio of 1.55 and a current ratio of 2.12. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 18.36 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 23.03. Watkin Jones Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 16.50 and a 52-week high of GBX 35.15.

Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 27th. The company reported GBX 0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of £100.17 million for the quarter. Watkin Jones had a negative return on equity of 6.89% and a negative net margin of 3.43%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Watkin Jones Plc will post 2.9042225 EPS for the current fiscal 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. The company was formerly known as Watkin Jones Limited and changed its name to Watkin Jones Plc in March 2016.