Halma (LON:HLMA) Insider Sells 49,664 Shares

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) insider Marc Ronchetti sold 49,664 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,934, for a total value of £1,953,781.76.

Marc Ronchetti also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 24th, Marc Ronchetti sold 10,131 shares of Halma stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,902, for a total transaction of £395,311.62.

Halma Stock Down 0.0%

HLMA traded down GBX 1.94 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 3,894. 5,712,675 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,154,623. The stock has a market cap of £14.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.58, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.97. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 4,413.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,983.97. Halma plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 3,136 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,902. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.13.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLMA has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a £47,750 price objective on shares of Halma in a report on Friday, June 5th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 3,050 target price on shares of Halma in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price target on Halma from GBX 3,700 to GBX 4,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, June 12th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of £4,808.85.

Halma Company Profile

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.