Smiths Group plc (OTCMKTS:SMGZY - Get Free Report)'s share price passed below its 50-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of $21.68 and traded as low as $21.27. Smiths Group shares last traded at $21.55, with a volume of 23,280 shares.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on SMGZY. Barclays upgraded Smiths Group to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Berenberg Bank upgraded Smiths Group to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd.
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Smiths Group Trading Down 0.3 %
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.07. The business has a fifty day moving average of $21.68 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.11.
Smiths Group Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, October 18th will be issued a dividend of $0.378 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 18th. This is a positive change from Smiths Group's previous dividend of $0.16.
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Smiths Group plc operates as a technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four divisions: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane division offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.
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