Peel Hunt downgraded shares of WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) to an add rating in a research report report published on Monday, Market Beat.com reports.

Shares of WS Atkins PLC (LON:ATK) opened at 1427.0000 on Monday. The stock’s market capitalization is GBX 1.39 billion. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,559.61 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,486.24. WS Atkins PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,225.00 and a one year high of GBX 1,677.00.

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 26th were paid a GBX 11.70 ($0.17) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 26th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.86%.

Several other research firms also recently commented on ATK. Jefferies Group raised their target price on WS Atkins PLC from GBX 1,620 ($23.08) to GBX 1,630 ($23.22) and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on Friday, December 4th. Numis Securities Ltd restated a buy rating and set a GBX 1,800 ($25.64) target price on shares of WS Atkins PLC in a research report on Wednesday, November 18th. Investec restated a hold rating on shares of WS Atkins PLC in a research report on Tuesday, November 17th. Liberum Capital restated a buy rating and set a GBX 1,650 ($23.51) target price on shares of WS Atkins PLC in a research report on Wednesday, November 18th. Finally, Panmure Gordon restated a hold rating and set a GBX 1,630 ($23.22) target price on shares of WS Atkins PLC in a research report on Thursday, November 19th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of GBX 1,607.64 ($22.90).

In other news, insider Krueger,Uwe sold 60,000 shares of WS Atkins PLC stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,605 ($22.87), for a total value of £963,000 ($1,371,990.31).

WS Atkins plc is a United Kingdom-based design, engineering and project management consultancy. In the United Kingdom and Europe, the Company delivers engineering and technically integrated design, together with project and cost management services. Its areas of operation include aerospace, defense, education, environment, infrastructure design, transportation and water. In North America, it provides infrastructure planning, engineering, construction management, environmental consulting, urban planning and programmer management services. In Middle East, it provides design, engineering and project management services. In Asia Pacific, it provides engineering, planning, urban design, architecture and rail design services. In mainland China, its focus is on urban planning, as well as architecture design. In Hong Kong, it delivers services in urban rail development and highways/bridges design. In energy segment, it provides engineering and project management services.

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