Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,188.22 ($29.44) and last traded at GBX 2,184 ($29.39), with a volume of 2003289 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,134 ($28.71).
Smiths Group Stock Performance
The stock's 50-day moving average is GBX 1,923.90 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 1,885.41. The company has a current ratio of 2.07, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55. The stock has a market cap of £7.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 55.50 ($0.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Smiths Group had a net margin of 7.98% and a return on equity of 11.54%. On average, analysts expect that Smiths Group plc will post 85.1295337 EPS for the current year.
Smiths Group Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th were issued a GBX 36 ($0.48) dividend. This is an increase from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $30.20. This represents a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. Smiths Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 61.13%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Smiths Group
In other news, insider Richard Howes bought 95 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,859 ($25.01) per share, with a total value of £1,766.05 ($2,376.28). 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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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