Brokerages Set Halma plc (LON:HLMA) PT at GBX 3,737.50

Shares of Halma plc (LON:HLMA) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 3,737.50.

Separately, Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research note on Monday, April 13th.

Halma Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of Halma stock opened at GBX 4,450 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,165.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,824.37. Halma has a 12-month low of GBX 2,822 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,714. The company has a current ratio of 2.18, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.44. The stock has a market cap of £16.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 48.66, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.96.

Halma Company Profile

Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies, focused on growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Its purpose defines the three broad markets it operates in:

– Safety – Protecting people’s safety and the environment as populations grow, and enhancing worker safety.
– Environment – Addressing the impacts of climate change, pollution and waste, protecting life-critical resources and supporting scientific research.
– Health – Meeting the increasing demand for better healthcare as chronic illness rises, driven by growing and ageing populations and lifestyle changes.

Halma employs over 9,000 people in more than 20 countries, with major operations in the UK, Mainland Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific.