Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) insider Mark Lavelle acquired 2 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 9,500 ($123.67) per share, with a total value of £190 ($247.33).
Judges Scientific Stock Up 3.6 %
JDG opened at GBX 9,700 ($126.27) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.71, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97. Judges Scientific plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 8,000 ($104.14) and a fifty-two week high of £122.50 ($159.46). The firm's fifty day moving average is GBX 9,744.57 and its 200 day moving average is £103.48. The stock has a market cap of £644.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,078.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83.
Judges Scientific Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 29.70 ($0.39) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.29%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 10th. Judges Scientific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 5,130.89%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a £124 ($161.42) price objective on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They set a "buy" rating and a £122.30 ($159.20) price objective for the company.
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About Judges Scientific
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Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.
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