Angela Noon Buys 4 Shares of Spectris (LON:SXS) Stock

Key Points

• Angela Noon, an insider at Spectris plc, purchased a total of 4 shares at an average cost of GBX 4,067 each, totaling £162.68 on September 5th.
• Spectris plc's stock recently traded up to GBX 4,090, with a market capitalization of £4.06 billion and an average rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts.
• Deutsche Bank raised its price target for Spectris shares from GBX 3,763 to GBX 4,147, maintaining a "hold" rating on the stock.

Spectris plc (LON:SXS - Get Free Report) insider Angela Noon purchased 4 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,067 per share, for a total transaction of £162.68.

Angela Noon also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, August 7th, Angela Noon acquired 3 shares of Spectris stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 4,109 per share, for a total transaction of £123.27.
• On Monday, July 7th, Angela Noon purchased 4 shares of Spectris stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,997 per share, for a total transaction of £159.88.

Spectris Stock Performance

Shares of SXS stock traded up GBX 14 on Monday, hitting GBX 4,090. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,102,627 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,131,049. The company has a market capitalization of £4.06 billion, a PE ratio of 7,100.69, 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 fifty-two week low of GBX 1,877 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,170. The stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 4,017.02 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,986.58.

Spectris (LON:SXS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported GBX 38.40 EPS for the quarter. Spectris had a net margin of 20.44% and a return on equity of 20.13%. Equities research analysts expect that Spectris plc will post 194.7972456 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on SXS. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Spectris from GBX 3,763 to GBX 4,147 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Spectris in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Spectris presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 3,573.50.

About Spectris

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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