Bradley Leonard Ormsby Sells 20,424 Shares of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 20,424 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of £112 ($139.42), for a total value of £2,287,488 ($2,847,613.59).

Judges Scientific Stock Performance

Shares of JDG stock opened at £109.50 ($136.31) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of £107.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 9,539.12. Judges Scientific plc has a 12 month low of GBX 7,300 ($90.88) and a 12 month high of £118.98 ($148.11). The firm has a market capitalization of £724.89 million, a PE ratio of 7,604.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.88.

Judges Scientific Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders 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 is an increase from Judges Scientific’s previous dividend of $27.00. This represents a dividend yield of 0.59%. Judges Scientific’s payout ratio is presently 6,597.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

About Judges Scientific

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.