Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,831.79 ($24.33) and traded as high as GBX 2,040 ($27.10). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 2,034 ($27.02), with a volume of 685,623 shares changing hands.
Smiths Group Trading Up 0.2%
The stock has a market cap of £6.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.40, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. 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's fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,893.50 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,844.04.
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 55.50 ($0.74) EPS for the quarter. Smiths Group had a net margin of 7.98% and a return on equity of 11.54%. Equities research analysts expect that Smiths Group plc will post 85.1295337 earnings per share 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 ($0.48) dividend. This is a boost from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $30.20. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 0.71%. Smiths Group's payout ratio is presently 61.13%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Smiths Group news, insider Richard Howes purchased 95 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,859 ($24.69) per share, with a total value of £1,766.05 ($2,345.98). 0.61% of the stock is owned by insiders.
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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