Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM - Get Free Report) insider Chris Davies acquired 3,917 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,280 ($53.65) per share, with a total value of £167,647.60 ($210,163.72).
Diploma Trading Down 1.0 %
Shares of LON:DPLM traded down GBX 42.42 ($0.53) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 4,261.58 ($53.42). 147,997 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 367,578. 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's 50 day moving average is GBX 4,408.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 4,326.55. The stock has a market capitalization of £5.71 billion, a PE ratio of 4,955.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. Diploma PLC has a one year low of GBX 3,200 ($40.12) and a one year high of GBX 4,653 ($58.33).
Diploma Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 16th will be given a GBX 42 ($0.53) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.93%. This is a boost from Diploma's previous dividend of $17.30. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 16th. Diploma's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 6,627.91%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
DPLM has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,100 ($63.93) price target on shares of Diploma in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Shore Capital lowered Diploma to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Diploma from GBX 4,150 ($52.02) to GBX 4,370 ($54.78) and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 4,555 ($57.10).
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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.
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