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

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,788.75.

Several research firms have recently commented on DPLM. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,400 to GBX 7,200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 7,000 target price on shares of Diploma in a report on Friday, May 29th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,800 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,600 to GBX 7,300 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th.

Insider Activity at Diploma

In other news, insider Ian El-Mokadem bought 500 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 5,820 per share, with a total value of £29,100. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe  bought 177 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 6,730 per share, with a total value of £11,912.10. Corporate insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

Diploma Price Performance

LON DPLM opened at GBX 7,030 on Wednesday. Diploma has a 52 week low of GBX 4,632 and a 52 week high of GBX 7,295. The firm has a market capitalization of £9.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.93, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 6,778.01 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 5,924.49.

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

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.