Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) shares passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 4,338.92 ($58.26) and traded as high as GBX 4,942 ($66.35). Diploma shares last traded at GBX 4,942 ($66.35), with a volume of 179,929 shares changing hands.
Diploma Stock Performance
The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 4,637.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 4,343.89. The company has a market capitalization of £6.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17.
Diploma (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 80.20 ($1.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Diploma had a return on equity of 13.18% and a net margin of 9.25%. On average, analysts anticipate that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity
In related news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe bought 44 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,867 ($65.35) per share, for a total transaction of £2,141.48 ($2,875.24). Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 96 shares of company stock worth $473,173. Corporate insiders own 0.52% of the company's stock.
About Diploma
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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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