Smiths Group (LON: SMIN) had its price target increased by Deutsche Bank from $20.17 (1335 GBX) to $20.85 (1380 GBX) in a research note released on Friday morning. They currently have a buy rating on the stock.

Smiths Group (LON: SMIN) traded up 0.38% on Friday, hitting GBX 1333.00. Smiths Group has a 1-year low of GBX 975.00 and a 1-year high of GBX 1327.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently GBX 1045.. The company’s market cap is £5.235 billion.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on SMIN. Analysts at Societe Generale reiterated a sell rating on shares of Smiths Group in a research note to investors on Friday. They now have a $17.55 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at BNP Paribas reiterated an outperform rating on shares of Smiths Group in a research note to investors on Thursday, March 14th. They now have a $20.53 price target on the stock. Finally, analysts at Barclays Capital reiterated an underweight rating on shares of Smiths Group in a research note to investors on Friday, March 8th. They now have a $16.43 price target on the stock.

Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $19.44 (1287 GBX).

Smiths Group plc is a technology company. It has five divisions: Smiths Detection, Smiths Medical, John Crane, Smiths Interconnect and Flex-Tek.

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