Diploma (LON:DPLM) Insider Acquires £29,959.84 in Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Wilson Ng bought 424 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 7,066 per share, with a total value of £29,959.84.

Diploma Stock Performance

DPLM stock opened at GBX 7,585 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.06. Diploma PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 4,970 and a 1 year high of GBX 7,663.22. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 7,013.25 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 6,289.14. The stock has a market capitalization of £10.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.87, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of £851.10 million for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.42% and a return on equity of 18.55%. On average, research analysts predict that Diploma PLC will post 163.7995512 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

DPLM has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 7,000 target price on shares of Diploma in a report on Friday, May 29th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 9,000 price target on shares of Diploma in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,400 to GBX 7,200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on Diploma from GBX 7,300 to GBX 7,400 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 7,044.29.

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.