Spectris plc (LON:SXS - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Heath purchased 2,406 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,480 ($31.25) per share, with a total value of £59,668.80 ($75,196.98).
Spectris Stock Up 0.2 %
Shares of Spectris stock traded up GBX 4 ($0.05) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 2,542 ($32.04). 228,310 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 486,850. The company has a current ratio of 2.36, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2,626.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2,914.96. Spectris plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,370 ($29.87) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,861 ($48.66). The stock has a market cap of £2.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 950.60, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have commented on SXS. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Spectris to a "buy" rating and upped their target price for the company from GBX 3,520 ($44.36) to GBX 3,920 ($49.40) in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Shore Capital raised shares of Spectris to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th. Finally, Bank of America reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,950 ($37.18) target price on shares of Spectris in a research note on Monday, September 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 4,707.50 ($59.33).
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Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments.
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