Diploma (LON:DPLM) Insider Acquires £28,075 in Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Ian El-Mokadem acquired 500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 5,615 per share, for a total transaction of £28,075.

Diploma Stock Up 0.4%

Diploma stock opened at GBX 5,685 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 5,418.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 5,360.23. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. Diploma PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 3,532 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,760.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last announced its earnings results on Monday, December 8th. The company reported GBX 176 EPS for the quarter. Diploma had a return on equity of 13.18% and a net margin of 9.25%. On average, analysts predict that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on DPLM shares. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,350 price objective on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,150 target price on shares of Diploma in a report on Friday, December 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded Diploma to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from GBX 4,500 to GBX 6,000 in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Diploma presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 5,634.29.

About Diploma

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.