Shares of Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,820.26 ($24.20) and traded as high as GBX 1,922 ($25.55). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 1,906 ($25.34), with a volume of 1,053,190 shares trading hands.
Smiths Group Trading Up 1.0 %
The firm's fifty day moving average price is GBX 1,893.79 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 1,820.26. 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 company has a market cap of £6.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.48, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 55.50 ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter. Smiths Group had a net margin of 7.98% and a return on equity of 11.54%. On average, equities analysts expect that Smiths Group plc will post 85.1295337 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Smiths Group Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a GBX 36 ($0.48) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $30.20. This represents a dividend yield of 0.71%. Smiths Group's dividend payout ratio is 61.13%.
Insider Activity at Smiths Group
In other Smiths Group news, insider Richard Howes purchased 95 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,859 ($24.71) per share, with a total value of £1,766.05 ($2,347.53). 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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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