Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG - Get Free Report)'s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 8,200 ($101.36) and last traded at GBX 8,300 ($102.60), with a volume of 5639 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8,460 ($104.57).
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
JDG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on Judges Scientific from £124 ($153.28) to £113.10 ($139.80) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Thursday, September 19th.
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Judges Scientific Price Performance
The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 8,900.11 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 9,679.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.71, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97. The stock has a market cap of £561.74 million, a PE ratio of 4,429.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83.
Insider Buying and Selling at Judges Scientific
In related news, insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 230 shares of Judges Scientific stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 8,900 ($110.01), for a total transaction of £20,470 ($25,302.84). 18.75% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
About Judges Scientific
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Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.
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