Spectris plc (LON:SXS - Get Free Report) insider Derek Harding acquired 6 shares of Spectris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,667 ($34.34) per share, with a total value of £160.02 ($206.03).
Spectris Stock Performance
Shares of Spectris stock opened at GBX 2,514 ($32.37) on Tuesday. The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,797.89 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,684.74. The company has a market cap of £2.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.31, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 2.36. Spectris plc has a one year low of GBX 2,370 ($30.51) and a one year high of GBX 3,430 ($44.16).
Spectris (LON:SXS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported GBX 148.10 ($1.91) EPS for the quarter. Spectris had a return on equity of 20.13% and a net margin of 20.44%. On average, research analysts predict that Spectris plc will post 194.7972456 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Spectris in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 3,949 ($50.84).
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The experts in providing insight through precision measurement.
Our purpose is to deliver value beyond measure – going beyond just the measurement.
Precision is at the heart of what we do. Spectris provides global customers with specialist insight through our high-tech instruments and test equipment, augmented by the power of our software.
Through a combination of our hardware, analytical and simulation software, we provide our customers with superior data and invaluable insights that enable them to work faster, smarter and more efficiently.
This equips them with the ability to reduce time to market, improve processes, quality and yield.
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