Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,820.26 ($24.19) and traded as high as GBX 1,922 ($25.54). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 1,906 ($25.33), with a volume of 1,053,190 shares trading hands.
Smiths Group Stock 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 company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,889.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,830.54. The firm has a market cap of £6.79 billion, a PE ratio of 27.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 25th. The company reported GBX 55.50 ($0.74) earnings per share for the quarter. Smiths Group had a return on equity of 11.54% and a net margin of 7.98%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Smiths Group plc will post 85.1295337 EPS for the current year.
Smiths Group Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a dividend of GBX 36 ($0.48) per share. This represents a yield of 0.71%. This is a boost from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $30.20. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. Smiths Group's payout ratio is presently 61.13%.
Insider Activity at Smiths Group
In other news, insider Richard Howes bought 95 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 1st. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,859 ($24.70) per share, for a total transaction of £1,766.05 ($2,346.60). 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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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