Bradley Leonard Ormsby Sells 20,424 Shares of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 20,424 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of £112 ($139.42), for a total transaction of £2,287,488 ($2,847,613.59).

Judges Scientific Stock Down 4.0 %

LON JDG traded down GBX 450 ($5.60) on Tuesday, reaching £109 ($135.69). The company had a trading volume of 4,960 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,978. The firm has a market capitalization of £721.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7,569.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.06, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.87. Judges Scientific plc has a 1-year low of GBX 7,300 ($90.88) and a 1-year high of £118.98 ($148.11). The company's fifty day moving average is £106.82 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 9,529.19.

Judges Scientific Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be paid a GBX 68 ($0.85) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This is a positive change from Judges Scientific's previous dividend of $27.00. This represents a yield of 0.59%. Judges Scientific's dividend payout ratio is presently 6,597.22%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Thursday, March 21st.

Judges Scientific Company Profile

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.