TheWorks.co.uk (LON:WRKS) Shares Up 1.9% – Should You Buy?

TheWorks.co.uk plc (LON:WRKSGet Free Report) shot up 1.9% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 23.80 ($0.30) and last traded at GBX 23.55 ($0.30). 85,245 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 37% from the average session volume of 135,500 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 23.10 ($0.29).

TheWorks.co.uk Trading Up 1.9 %

The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 24.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 24.42. The firm has a market capitalization of £14.18 million, a PE ratio of 235.50 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 770.97.

Insider Activity at TheWorks.co.uk

In related news, insider Stephen Gerard Bellamy acquired 100,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 26 ($0.33) per share, for a total transaction of £26,000 ($32,766.23). 52.77% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

TheWorks.co.uk Company Profile

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TheWorks.co.uk plc engages in the retailing of gifts, books, art and craft products, toys, games, and stationery and seasonal products in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It sells its products through a network of stores, as well as through online. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

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