Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Share Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $9,743.76

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG)’s share price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 9,743.76 ($122.39) and traded as high as £113 ($141.94). Judges Scientific shares last traded at £113 ($141.94), with a volume of 3,713 shares traded.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, March 21st.

Judges Scientific Stock Down 0.9 %

The firm has a market cap of £741.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7,777.78, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.06, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.87. The business’s 50-day moving average is £109.33 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 9,743.76.

Judges Scientific Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 68 ($0.85) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.59%. This is a boost from Judges Scientific’s previous dividend of $27.00. Judges Scientific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 6,597.22%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Judges Scientific news, insider Alexander Hambro sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of £109.41 ($137.43), for a total value of £109,410 ($137,432.48). In other Judges Scientific news, insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 20,424 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of £112 ($140.69), for a total value of £2,287,488 ($2,873,367.67). Also, insider Alexander Hambro sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of £109.41 ($137.43), for a total transaction of £109,410 ($137,432.48). 22.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Judges Scientific Company Profile

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.