Katie Bickerstaffe Buys 246 Shares of Diploma (LON:DPLM) Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Katie Bickerstaffe  acquired 246 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 7,696 per share, for a total transaction of £18,932.16.

Katie Bickerstaffe  also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 16th, Katie Bickerstaffe  acquired 47 shares of Diploma stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 7,050 per share, with a total value of £3,313.50.
• On Thursday, July 16th, Katie Bickerstaffe  purchased 133 shares of Diploma stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 7,048 per share, for a total transaction of £9,373.84.

Diploma Trading Down 0.5%

LON:DPLM traded down GBX 35 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 7,590. The stock had a trading volume of 15,308,292 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,761,334. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 7,316.91 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 6,853.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.06. The company has a market cap of £10.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. Diploma PLC has a one year low of GBX 4,970 and a one year high of GBX 7,765.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on DPLM shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 9,000 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research report on Monday, July 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Diploma from GBX 5,760 to GBX 8,250 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a GBX 7,400 target price on shares of Diploma in a research report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 7,000 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Diploma currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 7,400.

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.