Ken Gilmartin Buys 4,986 Shares of John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG) Stock

John Wood Group PLC (LON:WG) insider Ken Gilmartin purchased 4,986 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 134 ($1.75) per share, for a total transaction of £6,681.24 ($8,724.52).

Ken Gilmartin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 19th, Ken Gilmartin acquired 5,114 shares of John Wood Group stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 131 ($1.71) per share, with a total value of £6,699.34 ($8,748.16).
• On Thursday, August 15th, Ken Gilmartin bought 5,041 shares of John Wood Group stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 132 ($1.72) per share, for a total transaction of £6,654.12 ($8,689.11).

John Wood Group Price Performance

Shares of LON:WG opened at GBX 134.90 ($1.76) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 66.76, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The company has a market capitalization of £927.42 million, a P/E ratio of -114.32, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.36. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 128.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 161.60.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 150 ($1.96) price target on shares of John Wood Group in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 250 ($3.26) price target on shares of John Wood Group in a research report on Tuesday, October 8th.

About John Wood Group

John Wood Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of consulting, project management, and engineering solutions to energy and built environment worldwide. It operates through Projects, Operations, Consulting, and Investment Services segments. The Projects segment provides engineering design and project management services across energy and materials markets including oil and gas, chemicals, mining, minerals, and life sciences.