Insider Selling: Halma (LON:HLMA) Insider Sells 13,145 Shares of Stock

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) insider Jennifer Ward sold 13,145 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,645, for a total value of £479,135.25.

Jennifer Ward also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 22nd, Jennifer Ward sold 2,248 shares of Halma stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,641, for a total transaction of £81,849.68.

Halma Stock Down 1.0%

LON:HLMA traded down GBX 36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 3,614. The company had a trading volume of 1,621,814 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,441,848. Halma plc has a 12-month low of GBX 3,191.38 and a 12-month high of GBX 4,902. The firm has a market capitalization of £13.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.81, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.13. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 4,123.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 4,009.02.

Halma (LON:HLMA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 11th. The company reported GBX 114.05 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of GBX 258.23 billion for the quarter. Halma had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 14.42%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Halma plc will post 90.5626134 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently weighed in on HLMA. Citigroup increased their price objective on Halma from GBX 3,700 to GBX 4,600 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a GBX 3,050 price target on shares of Halma in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,200 price target on shares of Halma in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a £47,750 price objective on shares of Halma in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Halma has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of £4,809.30.

About Halma

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.