Diploma (LON:DPLM) Insider Buys £29,977.50 in Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Geraldine Huse acquired 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 19th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,997 per share, for a total transaction of £29,977.50.

Diploma Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of Diploma stock traded down GBX 65 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 5,225. 1,784,851 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 551,443. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 5,413.65 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 5,112.35. Diploma PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 3,532 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,700. The company has a market cap of £7.00 billion, a PE ratio of 42.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.17.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

DPLM has been the subject of several research reports. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,150 price objective on shares of Diploma in a report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,750 to GBX 6,350 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and issued a GBX 4,440 price objective on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Diploma from GBX 4,500 to GBX 5,200 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Diploma to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from GBX 4,500 to GBX 6,000 in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 5,477.14.

Diploma Company Profile

Diploma PLC, together with its subsidiaries, supplies specialized technical products and services in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through three business sectors: Life Sciences, Seals, and Controls. The Life Sciences sector supplies technology-enabled products used in surgical procedures in operating theatres and endoscopy; testing equipment and services for clinical laboratories; and bio-pharma, food safety and testing, and other research-oriented products.