Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1,867.33 ($22.85) and last traded at GBX 1,862 ($22.78), with a volume of 1243139 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,765 ($21.60).
Smiths Group Stock Performance
The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,706.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,714.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.84, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.29. The firm has a market cap of £6.39 billion, a PE ratio of 2,586.11, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Karin Hoeing purchased 370 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction on Friday, November 1st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,530 ($18.72) per share, for a total transaction of £5,661 ($6,926.47). Also, insider Mark Seligman purchased 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,726 ($21.12) per share, for a total transaction of £69,040 ($84,473.27). 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Smiths Group
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Smiths Group plc operates as an industrial technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four businesses: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane business offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.
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