Shares of Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,264 ($30.82) and last traded at GBX 2,262 ($30.79), with a volume of 250080 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,232 ($30.38).
Smiths Group Stock Performance
The stock has a market capitalization of £7.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2,125.96 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 1,974.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.29.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Smiths Group news, insider Richard Howes acquired 95 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,859 ($25.30) per share, with a total value of £1,766.05 ($2,403.77). Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.
About Smiths Group
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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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