Judges Scientific (JDG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries. It also provides cutting edge LED illumination systems for bioscience and clinical microscopy; tensile testing, motion control, and specimen cooling for microscopy applications; automated measurement systems for a range of fibers; edge-welded metal bellows; and fire testing instruments, such as cone calorimeters, large scale calorimeters, NBS smoke chambers and oxygen index test, and related fire testing instruments. In addition, the company offers equipment and software used for the computer-controlled testing of soils and rocks; thin film deposition systems; physical and chemical vapour deposition instruments to cover materials with thin films; open flow cryocoolers for the X-ray diffraction market and crycoolers for cooling applications, such as radio astronomy; test equipment for the measurement of optical fibers; scientific instruments primarily used for electron microscopy sample preparation; scientific equipment used by electrophysiology and imaging researchers; and rare gas purifiers for metal analysis. Further, it provides specialist instrumentation for geoscience applications; plasma surface treatment systems and processes; specialized calorimeters used for chemical and battery industries; sample heating and manipulation products for use in vacuum markets for materials research and production; and sheet metalwork services, including components and casting, fabrication, bespoke engineering solutions, as well as laser cutting and CNC machining services. The company operates in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, China, and internationally. Judges Scientific plc is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 8,700 to 9,040
• 50-Day Range: 8,300 to £108
• 52-Week Range: 8,000 to £122.50
• Volume: 10,259 shs
• Average Volume: 14,884 shs
• Market Capitalization: £577.68 million
• P/E Ratio: 4,554.97
• Dividend Yield: 1.13%
• Price Target: £117.70
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Judges Scientific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Judges Scientific scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Judges Scientific has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Judges Scientific has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Judges Scientific is 4,554.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 125.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Judges Scientific is 4,554.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 227.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Judges Scientific has a PEG Ratio of 0.56. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Judges Scientific has a P/B Ratio of 6.62. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JDG.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Judges Scientific pays a meaningful dividend of 1.05%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Judges Scientific does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Judges Scientific is 5,130.89%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JDG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Judges Scientific has a news sentiment score of 0.09. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Judges Scientific this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Judges Scientific to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Judges Scientific insiders have sold 328,115.68% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £927.69 in company stock and sold £3,044,824 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.75% of the stock of Judges Scientific is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

51.59% of the stock of Judges Scientific is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

JDG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have JDG shares performed this year?

Judges Scientific's stock was trading at GBX 9,120 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, JDG stock has decreased by 4.6% and is now trading at GBX 8,700.
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How were Judges Scientific's earnings last quarter?

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 18th. The company reported $222.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $212.90 by $9.60. Judges Scientific had a net margin of 9.37% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.79%.

How do I buy shares of Judges Scientific?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Judges Scientific own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Judges Scientific investors own include Coats Group (COA), Taboola.com (TBLA), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and JD Sports Fashion (JD).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/18/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/8 Dividend: 10/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/08/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:JDG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.judges.uk.com
• Phone: +44-20-38296970
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 682
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: £117.70
• High Stock Price Target: £122.30
• Low Stock Price Target: £113.10
• Potential Upside/Downside: +35.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.91
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4,554.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.61
• P/E Growth: 0.56
• Net Income: £12.70 million
• Net Margins: 9.37%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.79%
• Return on Assets: 7.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 70.71
• Current Ratio: 1.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £135.60 million
• Price / Sales: 4.26
• Cash Flow: GBX 597.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.57
• Book Value: GBX 1,315 per share
• Price / Book: 6.62

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,640,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £577.68 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.83