Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF) Shares Gap Up – Here’s What Happened

Halma (OTCMKTS:HLMAF) gapped up prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $47.48, but opened at $49.44. Halma shares last traded at $49.44, with a volume of 636 shares changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HLMAF has been the topic of several recent research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Halma from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research note on Monday. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Halma in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Halma in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Halma Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.44, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $46.57 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $44.33.

Halma Company Profile

Halma plc, together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Medical.