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Robert Walters plc Stock: price and insider trades · United Kingdom
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 14 May 2026.
Robert Walters plc: what insiders have been doing
Robert Walters plc belongs to the Business Services sector. Filings by its managers are published through RNS (LSE). 5 insiders have disclosed 8 filings since 18 October 2025.
Every open-market trade in the period is a purchase: 6 purchases worth €104k, from 5 insiders, and not a single sale. No amount is published for 1 filing, which the totals therefore leave out. Open-market purchases are the filings investors watch most closely, because the insider pays for the shares out of pocket. The buyers include 4 board members and 1 chief executive. Biggest ticket of the year: €33k, bought by Leslie Van de Walle and made public on 28 April 2026 (0.028% of market cap).
In all, 5 purchases were made within 30 days of a purchase by another insider of the company. Such overlaps are known as a cluster signal: distinct people reaching the same decision at about the same time. The last purchase on record was published on 14 May 2026, which is 156 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 1 day after it takes place. Under the UK Market Abuse Regulation, managers have three business days to notify their trades.
Across the 832 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 6 filings; at 8 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. The full history, which starts in 2023, counts 15 purchases against no sales.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Coursera, Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by RNS (LSE) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
24
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€458,272
15 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
n/a
n/a
Who traded when
BuySaleLeslie Van De Walle3 buys
Michaela Tod2 buys
Andrew Rashbass1 buy
Jane Hesmondhalgh1 buy
Toby Fowlston1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +50.7%Entry £0.89 · Close 15 Oct 2026 £1.34
- +51.0%Entry £0.88 · Close 15 Oct 2026 £1.34
- +44.2%Entry £0.93 · Close 15 Oct 2026 £1.34
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Robert Walters plc Buy (bullish), based on 3 analysts. Average price target: £1.68.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 20,770 of 24,158 companies
26.0
score / 100
Value30
Quality22
FCF yld4.5%
Earn yld-28%
EV/EBITDA23.5x
ROE-24%
Gross mgn35%
Net mgn-3.4%
Debt/EBITDA11.4x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
£1.48
Analyst consensus
3 analystsBuy
£1.00Target £1.68(+14%)£2.25
Income statement
Revenue£781.1M
Gross profit£274.2M35% margin
EBITDA£8M1% margin
Net income-£26.8M-3.0% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)-1987.1x
P/Book104.0x
Beta0.83
Balance sheet & cash
Market cap£97M
Total debt£90.9M
Free Cash Flow£4.4M
Debt / Equity82%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-23.6%
ROA-2.4%
% insiders12.6%
% institutions85.6%
Last declaration on 14 May 2026
Declarations24 total
3,275 shares@ £0.9160.0029% mcap100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:922ccb57-f848-436f-9f25-889972a77dd7
Canonical exit: 10 Aug 2026 (T+90)
21,739 shares@ £0.920.019% mcap100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:f261ea39-84fe-4522-b400-d595624abcdc
Canonical exit: 10 Aug 2026 (T+90)
0100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:9568599
Canonical exit: 10 Aug 2026 (T+90)
483,652 shares0Outside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:219aa2a4-3e7f-4cba-bd40-5f071559da4b
30,000 shares@ £0.9450.028% mcap49.6% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:0836689c-3b0a-42a6-9d1a-7859941f5424
Canonical exit: 30 Jul 2026 (T+90)
30,000 shares@ £0.9640.028% mcap50.4% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:6759c175-a8d0-4c35-baee-994d085c0ae8
Canonical exit: 26 Jul 2026 (T+90)
9,930 shares@ £0.9940.0097% mcap21.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:cefcf1e5-1f2a-4146-a76f-07f3f6e24a63
Canonical exit: 22 Jul 2026 (T+90)
6,374 shares@ £2.910.018% mcap39.3% of flowOutside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:69c9a030-ba93-41e6-9dac-348720c01690
483,652 shares0Outside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:5620639-0
388,782 shares0Outside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:5620639-1
7,000 shares@ £2.48100.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5571471
Canonical exit: 9 Jun 2025 (T+90)
18,500 shares@ £2.419122.6% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5565685
Canonical exit: 4 Jun 2025 (T+90)
4,233 shares@ £3.647716.1% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5401140-0
Canonical exit: 20 Jan 2025 (T+90)
15,777 shares@ £3.742861.4% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5401140-1
Canonical exit: 21 Jan 2025 (T+90)
25,000 shares@ £3.78546.6% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5293408
Canonical exit: 31 Oct 2024 (T+90)
10,000 shares@ £0.0383.9% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5151078-0
Canonical exit: 17 Jul 2024 (T+90)
7,000 shares@ £3.89513.3% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:5151078-1
Canonical exit: 18 Jul 2024 (T+90)
244,185 shares0Outside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:5124302-0
196,287 shares0Outside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:5124302-1
6,374 shares@ £2.9139.5% of flowOutside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:4917503-0
6,374 shares@ £2.9118.6% of flowOutside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:4917503-1
69,589 shares0Outside of trading venue (XOFF)ISIN GB0008475088RNS:4901804
4,500 shares@ £3.758.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:4883832
Canonical exit: 28 Nov 2023 (T+90)
5,000 shares@ £3.849.3% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0008475088RNS:4857940
Canonical exit: 1 Nov 2023 (T+90)
24 of 24 declarations
About Robert Walters plc
Robert Walters plc is an international talent solutions group listed on the London Stock Exchange (FTSE 100/250/AIM) in the United Kingdom, under ticker RWA.L. Founded in 1985, the company has built a premium franchise in professional recruitment and related services, with a focus on skilled candidates and business-critical roles. Its corporate headquarters are in London, and its operating footprint spans roughly 29 countries, giving the group broad geographic diversification and exposure to different labour-market cycles. ([robertwalters.com](https://www.robertwalters.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
The business model is built around three core service lines: specialist recruitment, recruitment outsourcing, and talent advisory. In practical terms, Robert Walters helps clients hire permanent, temporary, interim and contract professionals, while also delivering outsourced recruitment teams and advisory services linked to remuneration, diversity and workforce strategy. This mix allows the group to address both transactional hiring needs and more strategic talent-management demands, which is particularly relevant in a market where employers increasingly seek flexibility, speed and domain expertise. ([robertwalters.com](https://www.robertwalters.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
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From a historical perspective, Robert Walters started in 1985 and has developed a long-standing reputation in professional staffing. Its competitive edge rests on specialist sector knowledge, international reach and service quality, supported by a global network of consultants and a brand that is well known in professional recruitment. The group emphasises a data-led approach and positions itself as a trusted partner to both employers and candidates. ([robertwalters.com](https://www.robertwalters.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
Competitively, the company operates in a fragmented but intensely competitive market, facing global staffing groups and niche recruitment boutiques. Robert Walters stands out through its combination of specialist recruitment capability and higher-value outsourcing/advisory offerings, as well as its ability to serve both multinational corporates and mid-sized enterprises across multiple geographies. Its strongest exposure is typically to white-collar hiring in finance, banking, technology, legal, procurement and related professional functions. ([robertwalters.com](https://www.robertwalters.com/about-us.html?utm_source=openai))
Recent developments suggest a still-challenging trading backdrop. In its 2025 full-year results released on 11 March 2026, the group reported revenue of £781.1m, net fee income of £274.2m and an operating loss of £14.9m, reflecting subdued hiring conditions across several markets. Its Q1 2026 trading update indicated performance broadly in line with board expectations, although regional trends remained uneven. Governance-wise, Robert Walters also announced in late March 2026 that CFO David Bower would step down and that Jonathan Solesbury had been appointed interim CFO, a noteworthy management change for investors tracking execution and capital discipline. ([robertwalters.com](https://www.robertwalters.com/content/dam/robert-walters-redesign/global/files/investors/2026/RWA-FY25-results-statement_FINAL%20v2.pdf?utm_source=openai))
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