Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 5,605.71.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 4,440 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Diploma to an “outperform” rating and boosted their target price for the company from GBX 4,500 to GBX 6,000 in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,150 price target on shares of Diploma in a report on Tuesday. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,350 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 4,500 to GBX 5,200 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th.

Diploma Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of LON:DPLM opened at GBX 5,365 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £7.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.16, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. Diploma has a 12 month low of GBX 3,532 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,700. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 5,401.15 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,123.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Geraldine Huse purchased 750 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,997 per share, for a total transaction of £29,977.50. Insiders own 1.13% of the company’s stock.

About Diploma

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.