Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,316.49 ($58.93) and traded as high as GBX 4,854 ($66.27). Diploma shares last traded at GBX 4,829.90 ($65.94), with a volume of 254,417 shares traded.
Diploma Stock Performance
The firm has a market capitalization of £6.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,524.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 4,319.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.17.
Diploma (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 80.20 ($1.09) earnings per share for the quarter. Diploma had a return on equity of 13.18% and a net margin of 9.25%. Sell-side analysts predict that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Buying and Selling at Diploma
In other news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe purchased 44 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,867 ($66.44) per share, with a total value of £2,141.48 ($2,923.52). Over the last 90 days, insiders have bought 96 shares of company stock valued at $473,173. 0.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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