Insider Buying: Diploma (LON:DPLM) Insider Acquires 133 Shares of Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Katie Bickerstaffe  purchased 133 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 7,048 per share, for a total transaction of £9,373.84.

Katie Bickerstaffe  also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, July 16th, Katie Bickerstaffe  acquired 47 shares of Diploma stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 7,050 per share, with a total value of £3,313.50.
• On Wednesday, May 20th, Katie Bickerstaffe  bought 177 shares of Diploma stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 6,730 per share, with a total value of £11,912.10.

Diploma Price Performance

Shares of LON DPLM opened at GBX 7,355 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of £9.86 billion, a PE ratio of 52.24, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 6,970.25 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 6,243.50. Diploma PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 4,970 and a twelve month high of GBX 7,360.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Diploma from GBX 7,500 to GBX 9,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,400 to GBX 7,200 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 7,000 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,300 to GBX 7,400 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 7,044.29.

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.