Spirent Communications plc (LON:SPT - Get Free Report) insider Paula Bell purchased 73 shares of Spirent Communications stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 172 ($2.23) per share, with a total value of £125.56 ($163.02).
Paula Bell also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, August 27th, Paula Bell purchased 70 shares of Spirent Communications stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 178 ($2.31) per share, with a total value of £124.60 ($161.78).
Spirent Communications Trading Down 2.6 %
Shares of SPT stock traded down GBX 4.46 ($0.06) on Friday, hitting GBX 167.54 ($2.18). 3,953,143 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,120,597. The stock has a market capitalization of £958.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8,401.05, a P/E/G ratio of 5.73 and a beta of 0.57. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 174.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 181. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.26, a quick ratio of 1.95 and a current ratio of 1.82. Spirent Communications plc has a one year low of GBX 88.70 ($1.15) and a one year high of GBX 203.80 ($2.65).
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms have commented on SPT. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Spirent Communications from GBX 344 ($4.47) to GBX 321 ($4.17) and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised Spirent Communications to a "speculative buy" rating and set a GBX 199 ($2.58) price objective for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 7th.
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Spirent Communications Company Profile
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Spirent Communications plc provides automated test and assurance solutions in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through Lifecycle Service Assurance, and Networks & Security segments. The Lifecycle Service Assurance segment offers lab-based testing solutions for 5G mobile core networks, and cellular and Wi-Fi devices, as well as live solutions.
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