Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) has been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 5,634.29.

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on DPLM. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,350 price target on shares of Diploma in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Diploma from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,150 price target on shares of Diploma in a research report on Friday, December 19th.

Diploma Stock Up 0.4%

DPLM stock opened at GBX 5,675 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of £7.61 billion, a PE ratio of 41.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. Diploma has a one year low of GBX 3,532 and a one year high of GBX 5,760. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 5,473.68 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 5,430.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.17.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Diploma

In other Diploma news, insider Wilson Ng acquired 410 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 5,369 per share, for a total transaction of £22,012.90. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe bought 352 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,645 per share, with a total value of £19,870.40. Insiders have bought 1,262 shares of company stock worth $6,995,830 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

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.