Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,948.97 ($26.74) and traded as high as GBX 2,224 ($30.51). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 2,210 ($30.32), with a volume of 899,606 shares trading hands.
Smiths Group Trading Up 1.4%
The stock has a market cap of £7.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,082.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,955.64.
Insider Buying and Selling at Smiths Group
In related news, insider Richard Howes acquired 95 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,859 ($25.50) per share, for a total transaction of £1,766.05 ($2,422.90). 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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