Diploma (LON:DPLM) Insider Purchases £71,830 in Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Mandy Gradden acquired 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 7,183 per share, with a total value of £71,830.

Diploma Stock Performance

Diploma stock opened at GBX 7,585 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 7,013.25 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 6,289.14. Diploma PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 4,970 and a twelve month high of GBX 7,663.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65. The company has a market cap of £10.17 billion, a PE ratio of 53.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of £851.10 million during the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.42% and a return on equity of 18.55%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 9,000 price target on shares of Diploma in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,300 to GBX 7,400 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,400 to GBX 7,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 7,000 price target on shares of Diploma in a report on Friday, May 29th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 7,044.29.

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.