Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Insider Acquires £22,446 in Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider Lushani Kodituwakku bought 387 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,800 per share, with a total value of £22,446.

Lushani Kodituwakku also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku bought 1,224 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,698 per share, with a total value of £69,743.52.
• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku bought 155 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,803 per share, with a total value of £8,994.65.

Judges Scientific Price Performance

Shares of JDG stock opened at GBX 5,800 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 6,256.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 7,007.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79. Judges Scientific plc has a 12 month low of GBX 5,600 and a 12 month high of £103.50. The company has a market capitalization of £385.64 million, a P/E ratio of 35.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83.

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 18th. The company reported GBX 141.40 EPS for the quarter. Judges Scientific had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 10.99%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Judges Scientific plc will post 402.5824271 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have commented on JDG shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,900 price objective on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 7,900.

Judges Scientific Company Profile

Judges Scientific plc (AIM: JDG), is a group focused on acquiring and developing companies in the scientific instrument sector. The Group now consists of 23 businesses acquired since 2005.

The acquired companies are primarily UK-based with products sold worldwide to a diverse range of markets including: higher education institutions, scientific research facilities, manufacturers and regulatory authorities.