Oxford Instruments plc (OXIG.L) – What Are Analysts Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG – Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two investment 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 analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 2,883.33.

Several brokerages have recently commented on OXIG. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Oxford Instruments from GBX 3,200 to GBX 3,400 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on shares of Oxford Instruments from GBX 2,590 to GBX 3,000 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 10th.

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Insider Transactions at Oxford Instruments

In other Oxford Instruments news, insider Paul Fry purchased 66 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 10th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,731 per share, with a total value of £1,802.46. Also, insider Richard Tyson acquired 65 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,731 per share, for a total transaction of £1,775.15. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 5,620 shares of company stock worth $17,066,277. Insiders own 1.56% of the company’s stock.

Oxford Instruments Price Performance

Shares of LON:OXIG opened at GBX 2,958.30 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of £1.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.34, a P/E/G ratio of -3.56 and a beta of 1.09. Oxford Instruments has a 1-year low of GBX 1,682 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,318. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,854.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 2,865.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.08, a current ratio of 1.83 and a quick ratio of 1.11.

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