Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Insider Lushani Kodituwakku Buys 1,224 Shares

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider Lushani Kodituwakku bought 1,224 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,698 per share, with a total value of £69,743.52.

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

• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku bought 155 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,803 per share, with a total value of £8,994.65.

Judges Scientific Trading Down 3.4%

Shares of JDG stock opened at GBX 5,600 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 6,261.55 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 7,032.14. Judges Scientific plc has a twelve month low of GBX 5,600 and a twelve month high of £103.50. The company has a market capitalization of £372.34 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,435.58, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. 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 (LON:JDG) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The company reported GBX 141.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Judges Scientific had a net margin of 10.99% and a return on equity of 17.56%. Research analysts forecast that Judges Scientific plc will post 402.5824271 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JDG has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 7,900 price objective on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 7,900.

About Judges Scientific

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.