Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF) received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from ten research firms, with varied recommendations including one sell and four strong buy ratings.
• The company's shares recently experienced a 1.6% drop, trading at $43.89, with a 52-week price range between $29.83 and $45.54.
• Halma announced a special dividend of $0.19 per share, reflecting a substantial yield of 71.0%, which was paid on August 15th to investors recorded before July 11th.

Shares of Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and four have given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

A number of analysts have recently commented on HLMAF shares. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Halma to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded shares of Halma to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 19th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Halma from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Jefferies Financial Group restated an "underperform" rating on shares of Halma in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "hold" rating on shares of Halma in a report on Monday, June 23rd.

Halma Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of HLMAF opened at $43.89 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.78. The business's 50 day moving average price is $43.81 and its 200-day moving average price is $39.15. Halma has a 52 week low of $29.83 and a 52 week high of $45.54.

Halma Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 15th. Investors of record on Friday, July 11th were issued a $0.19 dividend. This represents a yield of 71.0%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, July 10th.

Halma Company Profile

Halma plc, together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Medical.

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