Halma (LON:HLMA) Insider Sells £395,311.62 in Stock

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) insider Marc Ronchetti sold 10,131 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,902, for a total transaction of £395,311.62.

Marc Ronchetti also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 26th, Marc Ronchetti sold 49,664 shares of Halma stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,934, for a total value of £1,953,781.76.

Halma Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of LON:HLMA traded down GBX 1.94 during trading on Monday, hitting GBX 3,894. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,712,675 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,154,623. The company has a market capitalization of £14.71 billion, a PE ratio of 42.58, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.97. Halma plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 3,136 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 4,902. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 42.13, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,413.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,983.97.

Halma (LON:HLMA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June 11th. The company reported GBX 114.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Halma had a return on equity of 17.92% and a net margin of 14.42%.The company had revenue of GBX 258.23 billion for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Halma plc will post 90.5626134 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on HLMA shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 3,050 price objective on shares of Halma in a report on Thursday, June 11th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of Halma from GBX 3,700 to GBX 4,600 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, June 12th. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a £47,750 price objective on shares of Halma in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Halma has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of £4,808.85.

Halma Company Profile

Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies, focused on growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Its purpose defines the three broad markets it operates in:

– Safety – Protecting people’s safety and the environment as populations grow, and enhancing worker safety.
– Environment – Addressing the impacts of climate change, pollution and waste, protecting life-critical resources and supporting scientific research.
– Health – Meeting the increasing demand for better healthcare as chronic illness rises, driven by growing and ageing populations and lifestyle changes.

Halma employs over 9,000 people in more than 20 countries, with major operations in the UK, Mainland Europe, the USA and Asia Pacific.