Spirent Communications plc (LON:SPT - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 179.01 ($2.39) and traded as high as GBX 182.40 ($2.43). Spirent Communications shares last traded at GBX 182.40 ($2.43), with a volume of 1,165,292 shares traded.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "speculative buy" rating and set a GBX 199 ($2.65) price objective on shares of Spirent Communications in a research note on Tuesday, April 1st.
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Spirent Communications Trading Up 0.3 %
The company has a quick ratio of 1.95, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.25. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 184.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 179.33. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 99.79, a PEG ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.57.
Insider Activity at Spirent Communications
In other news, insider Eric Updyke sold 55,054 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 188 ($2.50), for a total transaction of £103,501.52 ($137,910.09). Also, insider Paula Bell sold 131,650 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 188 ($2.50), for a total transaction of £247,502 ($329,782.81). Company insiders own 3.34% of the company's stock.
About Spirent Communications
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Spirent Communications plc provides automated test and assurance solutions in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Lifecycle Service Assurance, and Networks & Security segments. The Lifecycle Service Assurance segment offers lab-based testing solutions for 5G mobile core networks, and cellular and Wi-Fi devices, as well as live solutions.
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