Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 3,349.58 ($42.07) and traded as high as GBX 3,652 ($45.87). Diploma shares last traded at GBX 3,628 ($45.57), with a volume of 279,461 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts have commented on DPLM shares. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 3,800 ($47.73) to GBX 4,400 ($55.27) and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, March 28th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, March 27th.
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Diploma Price Performance
The stock has a market cap of £4.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,020.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 44.05. The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 3,511.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,349.58.
Diploma Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 18th were paid a GBX 40 ($0.50) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 18th. This is a boost from Diploma's previous dividend of $16.50. This represents a dividend yield of 1.32%. Diploma's payout ratio is presently 6,333.33%.
Diploma Company Profile
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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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