Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Analyst consensus: Halma has a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from seven brokerages (1 sell, 2 hold, 2 buy, 2 strong buy), though Zacks recently cut its rating from "strong‑buy" to "hold" on Feb 3.
• Stock action and technicals: Shares rose about 5.3%, opening at $56.89 and trading near a 52‑week high of $57.60 (52‑week low $32.93), with the 50‑day and 200‑day simple moving averages at $52.02 and $49.04 respectively.
• Company profile: Halma plc is a UK‑based group of specialist technology businesses focused on safety, health and environmental markets, providing sensors, detection and monitoring equipment along with lifecycle services.

Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF - Get Free Report) has earned a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company.

Separately, Zacks Research lowered shares of Halma from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Halma Stock Up 5.3%

Halma stock opened at $56.89 on Friday. Halma has a fifty-two week low of $32.93 and a fifty-two week high of $57.60. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $52.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $49.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 2.18.

About Halma

Halma plc is a United Kingdom–based group of specialist technology companies that develop products and services designed to protect and improve lives. The company focuses on safety, health and environmental markets, bringing together a portfolio of engineering-led businesses that design, manufacture and distribute sensing, detection, monitoring and control technologies. Its offering is aimed at reducing risk, improving safety outcomes and supporting regulatory compliance across a range of industrial, commercial and medical settings.

Halma's subsidiaries supply a broad array of hardware and software solutions, including sensors and detection systems for fire, gas and hazardous conditions, medical devices and diagnostics, environmental and water-quality monitoring equipment, and related lifecycle services such as calibration, maintenance and technical support.

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