Insider Selling: Halma (LON:HLMA) Insider Sells 2,248 Shares of Stock

Halma plc (LON:HLMAGet Free Report) insider Jennifer Ward sold 2,248 shares of Halma stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,641, for a total transaction of £81,849.68.

Jennifer Ward also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Thursday, July 23rd, Jennifer Ward sold 13,145 shares of Halma stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,645, for a total value of £479,135.25.

Halma Trading Down 1.0%

HLMA stock traded down GBX 36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 3,614. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,621,814 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,441,848. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 4,123.76 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4,009.02. 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 firm has a market capitalization of £13.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.81, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.98. Halma plc has a 1 year low of GBX 3,191.38 and a 1 year high of GBX 4,902.

Halma (LON:HLMAGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, June 11th. The company reported GBX 114.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Halma had a net margin of 14.42% and a return on equity of 17.92%. The firm had revenue of GBX 258.23 billion during the quarter. On average, equities research analysts predict that Halma plc will post 90.5626134 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HLMA has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Halma from GBX 3,700 to GBX 4,600 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, June 12th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a £47,750 price target on shares of Halma in a report on Friday, June 5th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,200 target price on shares of Halma in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research report on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated an “underperform” rating and set a GBX 3,050 target price on shares of Halma in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Halma presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of £4,809.30.

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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.

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