Jennifer Ward Sells 50,000 Shares of Halma plc (LON:HLMA) Stock

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) insider Jennifer Ward sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,648 ($33.34), for a total value of £1,324,000 ($1,666,876.50).

Halma Trading Up 1.9 %

HLMA traded up GBX 49 ($0.62) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 2,694 ($33.92). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 427,179 shares, compared to its average volume of 825,258. The stock has a market cap of £10.16 billion, a PE ratio of 3,725.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.53. Halma plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,098 ($26.41) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,765 ($34.81). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.83, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,539.29 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,506.28.

Halma Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be paid a GBX 9 ($0.11) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. Halma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,098.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research report on Thursday.

Halma Company Profile

Halma plc, together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Healthcare.