Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 2,314 ($31.05) and last traded at GBX 2,312 ($31.03), with a volume of 1486104 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,304 ($30.92).
Smiths Group Trading Up 1.6%
The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,190.47 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2,001.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.07. The stock has a market cap of £8.03 billion, a PE ratio of 32.73, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Smiths Group news, insider Richard Howes bought 95 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,859 ($24.95) per share, with a total value of £1,766.05 ($2,369.90). Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.
Smiths Group Company Profile
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Smiths Group plc operates as an industrial technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four businesses: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane business offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.
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