Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,626.25.

A number of research analysts have issued reports on DPLM shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,700 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research report on Wednesday. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,500 to GBX 9,000 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,400 to GBX 7,200 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,800 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Diploma news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe  bought 177 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 6,730 per share, for a total transaction of £11,912.10. Also, insider Ian El-Mokadem bought 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,820 per share, for a total transaction of £29,100. Insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

Diploma Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of Diploma stock opened at GBX 7,025 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.06, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 6,439.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 5,784.53. The company has a market cap of £9.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 51.17, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.31. Diploma has a 12-month low of GBX 4,558 and a 12-month high of GBX 7,295.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of £851.10 million for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.42% and a return on equity of 18.55%. Research analysts anticipate that Diploma will post 163.7995512 EPS for the current 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.