Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) insider Richard Howes purchased 111 shares of Smiths Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 1st. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,603 ($20.14) per share, for a total transaction of £1,779.33 ($2,235.06).
Smiths Group Price Performance
Shares of SMIN opened at GBX 1,604 ($20.15) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £5.57 billion, a PE ratio of 2,430.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 32.22, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.91. Smiths Group plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,517.50 ($19.06) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,776.50 ($22.32). The firm's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,624.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 1,643.67.
Smiths Group Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 4th will be issued a GBX 13.55 ($0.17) dividend. This represents a yield of 0.82%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 4th. Smiths Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,363.64%.
Smiths Group Company Profile
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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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