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Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,881.89 ($25.58) and traded as high as GBX 2,010 ($27.32). Oxford Instruments shares last traded at GBX 1,988.16 ($27.03), with a volume of 243,858 shares traded.

Oxford Instruments Trading Up 0.4%

The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,834.20 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,881.89. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68, a PEG ratio of -3.56 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.96, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, June 13th. The company reported GBX 112.40 ($1.53) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Oxford Instruments had a return on equity of 14.14% and a net margin of 10.78%. As a group, research analysts predict that Oxford Instruments plc will post 117.7149452 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Oxford Instruments

In other news, insider Richard Tyson acquired 4,002 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,874 ($25.48) per share, for a total transaction of £74,997.48 ($101,954.16). In the last three months, insiders bought 7,920 shares of company stock worth $15,029,408. 4.98% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Oxford Instruments

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Oxford Instruments provides academic and commercial organisations worldwide with market-leading scientific technology and expertise across its key market segments: materials analysis, semiconductor, and healthcare & life science. Innovation is the driving force behind Oxford Instruments' growth and success, supporting its core purpose to accelerate the breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world.

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