Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Spectris plc (LON:SXS) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 4,707.50 ($59.57).

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Spectris in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd.

Spectris Price Performance

SXS stock opened at GBX 2,922 ($36.98) on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37. The firm has a market cap of £2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.82, a PEG ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,732.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,697.37. Spectris has a 12-month low of GBX 2,370 ($29.99) and a 12-month high of GBX 3,730 ($47.20).

Spectris Company Profile

The experts in providing insight through precision measurement.

Our purpose is to deliver value beyond measure – going beyond just the measurement.

Precision is at the heart of what we do. Spectris provides global customers with specialist insight through our high-tech instruments and test equipment, augmented by the power of our software.

Through a combination of our hardware, analytical and simulation software, we provide our customers with superior data and invaluable insights that enable them to work faster, smarter and more efficiently.

This equips them with the ability to reduce time to market, improve processes, quality and yield.