Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,788.75.

DPLM has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Berenberg Bank raised their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,500 to GBX 9,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,600 to GBX 7,300 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 7,000 price target on shares of Diploma in a research note on Friday, May 29th.

Diploma Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Diploma stock opened at GBX 7,202.33 on Friday. Diploma has a fifty-two week low of GBX 4,800 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 7,295. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 6,989.11 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 6,128.86. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65. The firm has a market cap of £9.66 billion, a PE ratio of 51.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of £851.10 million during the quarter. Diploma had a return on equity of 18.55% and a net margin of 9.42%. Analysts anticipate that Diploma will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Diploma

In other news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe  bought 177 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 6,730 per share, with a total value of £11,912.10. 1.14% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.