Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,014.66 ($27.08) and traded as high as GBX 2,362 ($31.74). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 2,341.74 ($31.47), with a volume of 605,705 shares changing hands.
Smiths Group Stock Performance
The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,235.20 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 2,033.10. The company has a market cap of £7.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.15, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Smiths Group news, insider Richard Howes bought 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 ($24.98) per share, for a total transaction of £1,766.05 ($2,373.40). 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by company 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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