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Hargreaves Services (LON:HSP) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Hargreaves Services Plc (LON:HSP - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 611.09 ($8.28) and traded as high as GBX 678 ($9.19). Hargreaves Services shares last traded at GBX 668 ($9.05), with a volume of 17,091 shares.

Hargreaves Services Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £229.54 million, a P/E ratio of 18.62 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.75. The business's 50 day moving average is GBX 607.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 613.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Stephen Craigen acquired 2,842 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 563 ($7.63) per share, for a total transaction of £16,000.46 ($21,683.78). Also, insider David Anderson bought 2,448 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 581 ($7.87) per share, for a total transaction of £14,222.88 ($19,274.81). In the last ninety days, insiders acquired 9,540 shares of company stock worth $5,402,334. Company insiders own 13.13% of the company's stock.

About Hargreaves Services

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Hargreaves Services plc is a diversified group delivering services to the industrial and property sectors, supporting key industries within the UK and South East Asia. The Company's three business segments are Services, Hargreaves Land and an investment in a German joint venture, Hargreaves Raw Materials Services GmbH (HRMS).

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