Diploma (LON:DPLM) Insider Katie Bickerstaffe Acquires 352 Shares

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Katie Bickerstaffe purchased 352 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 5,645 per share, for a total transaction of £19,870.40.

Diploma Stock Performance

Shares of Diploma stock opened at GBX 5,590 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 5,405.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 5,348.96. 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 PLC has a one year low of GBX 3,532 and a one year high of GBX 5,760. The company has a market cap of £7.50 billion, a PE ratio of 40.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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, equities research analysts forecast that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on DPLM shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,400 to GBX 6,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,350 price objective on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Diploma to an “outperform” rating and raised their target price for the stock from GBX 4,500 to GBX 6,000 in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,150 target price on shares of Diploma in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 5,605.71.

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.