Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 5,634.29.

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on DPLM shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,150 target price on shares of Diploma in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,350 price target on shares of Diploma in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th.

Insider Transactions at Diploma

In related news, insider Johnny Thomson sold 30,000 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction on Friday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,668, for a total value of £1,700,400. Also, insider Wilson Ng purchased 410 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 19th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,369 per share, with a total value of £22,012.90. In the last three months, insiders have bought 1,262 shares of company stock worth $6,995,830. Insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

Diploma Stock Down 3.8%

Shares of LON DPLM opened at GBX 5,105 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.97. The firm has a market cap of £6.85 billion, a PE ratio of 37.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.03. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 5,478.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 5,432.61. Diploma has a 12-month low of GBX 3,532 and a 12-month high of GBX 5,760.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 8th. The company reported GBX 176 earnings per share for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 8.99% and a return on equity of 14.17%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Diploma will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.