Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,781.17 ($23.02) and traded as high as GBX 2,024 ($26.16). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 2,004 ($25.90), with a volume of 1,567,378 shares trading hands.
Smiths Group Stock Down 1.4 %
The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,925.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,783.82. The firm has a market capitalization of £6.71 billion, a PE ratio of 27.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.55, a current ratio of 2.07 and a quick ratio of 1.29.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, insider Richard Howes acquired 87 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,030 ($26.24) per share, for a total transaction of £1,766.10 ($2,282.96). 0.61% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
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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