Shares of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 9,772.16 ($122.97) and traded as low as GBX 8,575 ($107.90). Judges Scientific shares last traded at GBX 8,660 ($108.97), with a volume of 12,405 shares.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of analysts have recently commented on JDG shares. Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on Judges Scientific in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They issued a "buy" rating and a £122.30 ($153.89) price objective for the company. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on shares of Judges Scientific from £124 ($156.03) to £113.10 ($142.32) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 19th.
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Judges Scientific Stock Down 1.8 %
The firm has a market cap of £564.40 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,450.26, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 8,935.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 9,772.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.71, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.65.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Judges Scientific news, insider Ralph Elman sold 25,791 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 9,400 ($118.28), for a total value of £2,424,354 ($3,050,653.08). Also, insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 230 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 8,900 ($111.99), for a total value of £20,470 ($25,758.15). Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 6 shares of company stock worth $57,327. 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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