Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) Stock: Insider Richard Howes Buys 65 Shares

Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) insider Richard Howes bought 65 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,709 per share, with a total value of £1,760.85.

Smiths Group Stock Performance

SMIN opened at GBX 2,736 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.66 billion, a PE ratio of 4.37, a PEG ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.74. Smiths Group plc has a twelve month low of GBX 2,088 and a twelve month high of GBX 2,885. The firm's 50-day moving average price is GBX 2,669.25 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 2,573.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.77, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.28.

Smiths Group (LON:SMIN - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 22nd. The company reported GBX 49.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Smiths Group had a net margin of 101.70% and a return on equity of 92.97%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Smiths Group plc will post 85.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on SMIN shares. Berenberg Bank upped their price target on Smiths Group from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Smiths Group from GBX 2,810 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 2,910.

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Smiths Group Company Profile

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For 175 years, we have been pioneers of progress, engineering a better future. Our strategy is to be a focused, efficient and value creating industrial engineering company operating in the attractive and growing market segments of flow control, thermal solutions, construction and aerospace. We focus on solving the toughest problems for our customers, helping address critical global needs such as decarbonisation and the ever-increasing demand for process and energy efficiency. We are pioneers of progress.

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