Watkin Jones (LON:WJG) Stock Price Passes Below 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Watkin Jones Plc (LON:WJG)’s stock price passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 31.58 ($0.41) and traded as low as GBX 26.56 ($0.35). Watkin Jones shares last traded at GBX 27.40 ($0.36), with a volume of 749,529 shares traded.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 50 ($0.65) target price on shares of Watkin Jones in a research note on Monday, July 29th.

Watkin Jones Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 51.35, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.55. The firm has a market cap of £71.09 million, a P/E ratio of -230.83 and a beta of 1.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 30.68 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 41.76.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Alan Giddins bought 157,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 32 ($0.42) per share, for a total transaction of £50,240 ($65,604.60). Corporate insiders own 11.01% of the company’s stock.

Watkin Jones Company Profile

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.