The Weir Group PLC (LON:WEIR - Get Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 2,558 ($34.76) and last traded at GBX 2,552 ($34.68), with a volume of 637334 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2,532 ($34.41).
Analyst Ratings Changes
Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of The Weir Group in a research report on Thursday, April 24th.
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The Weir Group Price Performance
The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,435.75 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,334.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 80.30. The stock has a market capitalization of £6.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.41.
Insider Buying and Selling at The Weir Group
In related news, insider Jon Stanton sold 29,222 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,183 ($29.67), for a total value of £637,916.26 ($866,969.64). 0.31% of the stock is owned by insiders.
The Weir Group Company Profile
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The Weir Group PLC produces and sells highly engineered original equipment worldwide. It operates in two segments, Minerals and ESCO. The Minerals segment offers engineering, manufacturing, and service processing technology for the use in abrasive high-wear mining applications; and differentiated technology for the use in infrastructure and general industrial markets.
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