Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Receives GBX 5,605.71 Consensus Price Target from Analysts

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 5,605.71.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on DPLM shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price target on Diploma from GBX 5,400 to GBX 6,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,350 price target on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Diploma from GBX 4,500 to GBX 5,200 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of Diploma to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from GBX 4,500 to GBX 6,000 in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,150 target price on shares of Diploma in a report on Tuesday, November 18th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diploma news, insider Geraldine Huse acquired 750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 19th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3,997 per share, for a total transaction of £29,977.50. 1.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Diploma Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of LON:DPLM opened at GBX 5,375 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £7.21 billion, a PE ratio of 39.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 5,422.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 5,259.12. The company has a current ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17. Diploma has a 12-month low of GBX 3,532 and a 12-month high of GBX 5,700.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 8th. The company reported GBX 176 earnings per share for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.25% and a return on equity of 13.18%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Diploma will post 163.7995512 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.