Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Insider Buys £22,446 in Stock

Key Points

• Lushani Kodituwakku, an insider at Judges Scientific plc, purchased a total of £22,446 in stock on October 17th, acquiring shares at an average price of GBX 5,800.
• The company's stock has a current market value of £382.98 million with a twelve-month trading range between GBX 5,600 and £103.50.
• Judges Scientific has received a consensus rating of "Buy" from analysts, with a target price set at GBX 7,900.

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) insider Lushani Kodituwakku bought 387 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 5,800 per share, for a total transaction of £22,446.

Lushani Kodituwakku also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku purchased 1,224 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 5,698 per share, for a total transaction of £69,743.52.
• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku purchased 155 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 5,803 per share, for a total transaction of £8,994.65.

Judges Scientific Price Performance

Shares of JDG stock traded down GBX 40 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting GBX 5,760. 69,335 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 23,142. Judges Scientific plc has a twelve month low of GBX 5,600 and a twelve month high of £103.50. The firm has a market cap of £382.98 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The company's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 6,261.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 7,032.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97.

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The company reported GBX 141.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Judges Scientific had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 10.99%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Judges Scientific plc will post 402.5824271 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on JDG shares. Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 7,900 target price on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Judges Scientific has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of GBX 7,900.

Judges Scientific Company Profile

Judges Scientific plc AIM: JDG, is a group focused on acquiring and developing companies in the scientific instrument sector. The Group now consists of 23 businesses acquired since 2005. The acquired companies are primarily UK-based with products sold worldwide to a diverse range of markets including: higher education institutions, scientific research facilities, manufacturers and regulatory authorities.

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