Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,790.94 ($23.26) and traded as high as GBX 1,984.48 ($25.78). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 1,975.77 ($25.66), with a volume of 903,241 shares changing hands.
Smiths Group Trading Up 0.6 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 2.07. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,954.38 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,792.53. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.83 billion, a PE ratio of 27.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.
Insider Buying and Selling at Smiths Group
In other Smiths Group news, insider Richard Howes bought 87 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,030 ($26.37) per share, with a total value of £1,766.10 ($2,293.93). Insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.
Smiths Group Company Profile
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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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