Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 6,509.26 and traded as high as GBX 7,513.31. Diploma shares last traded at GBX 7,414.61, with a volume of 867,911 shares trading hands.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have commented on DPLM. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 9,000 price target on shares of Diploma in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,400 to GBX 7,200 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,300 to GBX 7,400 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 7,000 target price on shares of Diploma in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 7,044.29.
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Diploma Trading Down 0.1%
The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 7,196.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 6,509.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.94 billion, a PE ratio of 52.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92.
Diploma (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 EPS for the quarter. Diploma had a return on equity of 18.55% and a net margin of 9.42%.The firm had revenue of £851.10 million for the quarter. Equities analysts expect that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Wilson Ng acquired 424 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 7,066 per share, for a total transaction of £29,959.84. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe acquired 177 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 6,730 per share, with a total value of £11,912.10. Insiders have purchased a total of 1,781 shares of company stock worth $12,638,928 in the last ninety days. 1.14% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Diploma Company Profile
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Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The Life Sciences sector supplies technology-enabled products used in surgical procedures in operating theatres and endoscopy; testing equipment and services for clinical laboratories; and bio-pharma, food safety and testing, and other research-oriented products.
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