Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Announces Dividend Increase - GBX 42 Per Share

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) declared a dividend on Tuesday, November 19th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be paid a dividend of GBX 42 ($0.53) per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. This is an increase from Diploma's previous dividend of $17.30. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Diploma Trading Down 8.0 %

DPLM stock traded down GBX 362 ($4.59) during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching GBX 4,174 ($52.97). The stock had a trading volume of 906,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 375,906. The firm has a market cap of £5.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,853.49, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. Diploma has a twelve month low of GBX 2,992 ($37.97) and a twelve month high of GBX 4,653 ($59.05). The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,399.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4,263.55.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital lowered Diploma to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday.

About Diploma

Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The Life Sciences sector supplies technology-enabled products used in surgical procedures in operating theatres and endoscopy; testing equipment and services for clinical laboratories; and bio-pharma, food safety and testing, and other research-oriented products.