Insider Buying: Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Insider Purchases 1,224 Shares of Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider Lushani Kodituwakku bought 1,224 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 17th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 5,698 per share, with a total value of £69,743.52.

Lushani Kodituwakku also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku bought 155 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 5,803 per share, with a total value of £8,994.65.

Judges Scientific Stock Down 3.4%

Shares of LON:JDG opened at GBX 5,600 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97. Judges Scientific plc has a 1 year low of GBX 5,600 and a 1 year high of £103.50. The stock has a market capitalization of £372.34 million, a P/E ratio of 3,435.58, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 6,261.55 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 7,032.14.

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 18th. The company reported GBX 141.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Judges Scientific had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 10.99%. Equities analysts forecast that Judges Scientific plc will post 402.5824271 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on JDG shares. Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,900 price target on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 7,900.

Judges Scientific Company Profile

Judges Scientific plc (AIM: JDG), is a group focused on acquiring and developing companies in the scientific instrument sector. The Group now consists of 23 businesses acquired since 2005.

The acquired companies are primarily UK-based with products sold worldwide to a diverse range of markets including: higher education institutions, scientific research facilities, manufacturers and regulatory authorities.