Wilmington plc (LON:WIL – Get Free Report) insider Guy Millward sold 72,134 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 380 ($4.93), for a total value of £274,109.20 ($355,893.53).
Wilmington Price Performance
WIL opened at GBX 385 ($5.00) on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 388.72 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 381.19. Wilmington plc has a 52-week low of GBX 274.60 ($3.57) and a 52-week high of GBX 418 ($5.43). The stock has a market capitalization of £343.92 million, a PE ratio of 2,026.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.70.
Wilmington Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be issued a GBX 8.30 ($0.11) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 31st. This is a positive change from Wilmington’s previous dividend of $3.00. This represents a yield of 2.16%. Wilmington’s dividend payout ratio is 5,789.47%.
About Wilmington
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.
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