Shore Capital reiterated their house stock rating on shares of Judges Scientific (LON:JDG - Free Report) in a research note published on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat.com reports.
Separately, Berenberg Bank dropped their price target on shares of Judges Scientific from £124 ($160.12) to £113.10 ($146.05) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th.
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Judges Scientific Stock Performance
JDG traded up GBX 120 ($1.55) on Wednesday, reaching GBX 7,520 ($97.11). The company had a trading volume of 28,985 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,212. The stock has a market cap of £493.70 million, a P/E ratio of 33.06, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97. Judges Scientific has a fifty-two week low of GBX 6,760 ($87.29) and a fifty-two week high of £122.50 ($158.19). The company's fifty day moving average is GBX 7,480.77 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 8,620.60.
Judges Scientific (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 283.40 ($3.66) EPS for the quarter. Judges Scientific had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 10.99%. As a group, analysts predict that Judges Scientific will post 402.5824271 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Judges Scientific Increases Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 11th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 12th will be paid a GBX 74.80 ($0.97) dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 12th. This is a positive change from Judges Scientific's previous dividend of $29.70. This represents a yield of 1.01%. Judges Scientific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 43.09%.
About Judges Scientific
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Judges Scientific plc AIM: JDG, is a group focused on acquiring and developing companies in the scientific instrument sector. The Group now consists of 22 businesses acquired since 2005.
The acquired companies are primarily UK-based with products sold worldwide to a diverse range of markets including: higher education institutions, scientific research facilities, manufacturers and regulatory authorities.
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