Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,891.91 ($25.64) and traded as high as GBX 2,192 ($29.71). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 2,190 ($29.68), with a volume of 576,718 shares.
Smiths Group Price Performance
The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 1,937.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 1,896.64. The stock has a market cap of £7.62 billion, a PE ratio of 31.06, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.07.
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last posted 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 return on equity of 11.54% and a net margin of 7.98%. Equities analysts anticipate that Smiths Group plc will post 85.1295337 EPS for the current year.
Smiths Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a GBX 36 ($0.49) dividend. This is a boost from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $30.20. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.71%. Smiths Group's payout ratio is presently 61.13%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Richard Howes bought 95 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 1st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,859 ($25.19) per share, for a total transaction of £1,766.05 ($2,393.35). Corporate 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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