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Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average - Here's Why

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Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,997.46 ($26.82) and traded as high as GBX 2,314 ($31.07). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 2,314 ($31.07), with a volume of 387,889 shares.

Smiths Group Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 2,198.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,006.27. The company has a market capitalization of £8.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.73, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Richard Howes acquired 95 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,859 ($24.96) per share, with a total value of £1,766.05 ($2,371.49). 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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