Key Points
- Insider Richard Howes acquired 70 shares on May 1 at an average price of GBX 2,532 (total ~£1,772.40), having also bought 70 shares on Feb 2 at GBX 2,496.
- Smiths Group shares opened at GBX 2,538; analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of GBX 3,158, while recent analyst moves range from RBC raising its target to GBX 4,300 to JPMorgan trimming theirs to GBX 2,830.
Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) insider Richard Howes acquired 70 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 1st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,532 per share, with a total value of £1,772.40.
Richard Howes also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, February 2nd, Richard Howes acquired 70 shares of Smiths Group stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,496 per share, with a total value of £1,747.20.
Smiths Group Stock Down 0.2%
Shares of LON SMIN opened at GBX 2,538 on Friday. Smiths Group plc has a 12-month low of GBX 1,890 and a 12-month high of GBX 2,746. The stock has a market cap of £7.74 billion, a PE ratio of 33.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.70. The company has a current ratio of 3.04, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 73.19. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2,491.58 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,479.91.
Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 20th. The company reported GBX 62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Smiths Group had a net margin of 11.39% and a return on equity of 13.71%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Smiths Group plc will post 85.1295337 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of Smiths Group from GBX 3,500 to GBX 4,300 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Smiths Group from GBX 3,040 to GBX 2,830 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Smiths Group from GBX 2,950 to GBX 3,040 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 3,158.
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Smiths Group plc operates as an industrial engineering 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 engineers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems. The Smiths Detection business provides sensors and systems that detect and identify explosives, narcotics, weapons, chemical agents, biohazards, and contraband.
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