Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) insider Mark Seligman acquired 4,000 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,726 ($22.21) per share, with a total value of £69,040 ($88,843.13).
Smiths Group Trading Up 10.4 %
Shares of LON:SMIN opened at GBX 1,681 ($21.63) on Thursday. Smiths Group plc has a 52-week low of GBX 1,514.66 ($19.49) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,894.80 ($24.38). The stock has a market cap of £5.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,334.72, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.84. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,671.60 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 1,700.76.
Smiths Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 17th will be paid a GBX 30.20 ($0.39) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.66%. This is a boost from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $13.55. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 17th. Smiths Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,111.11%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Berenberg Bank started coverage on Smiths Group in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a GBX 1,850 ($23.81) price objective for the company.
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Smiths Group plc operates as a technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four divisions: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane division offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.
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