Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG - Get Free Report) insider David Cicurel purchased 3 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 9,923 ($129.87) per share, for a total transaction of £297.69 ($389.60).
David Cicurel also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, September 26th, David Cicurel sold 60,000 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,000 ($13.09), for a total transaction of £600,000 ($785,237.53).
Judges Scientific Stock Down 1.0 %
Shares of LON:JDG traded down GBX 100 ($1.31) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 9,700 ($126.95). 25,150 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,118. The firm's fifty day moving average price is £102.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is £106.06. The company has a market cap of £644.08 million, a PE ratio of 5,105.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. Judges Scientific plc has a twelve month low of GBX 7,300 ($95.54) and a twelve month high of £122.50 ($160.32). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.71, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97.
Judges Scientific Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be issued a dividend of GBX 29.70 ($0.39) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. This represents a yield of 0.29%. Judges Scientific's dividend payout ratio is presently 5,157.89%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms have weighed in on JDG. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They set a "buy" rating and a £122.30 ($160.06) target price for the company. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a £124 ($162.28) price target on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 19th.
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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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