Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM – Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the eight research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 7,044.29.

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on DPLM. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 7,000 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 9,000 target price on shares of Diploma in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price 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. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,300 to GBX 7,400 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th.

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Insider Transactions at Diploma

In other news, insider Mandy Gradden bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 7,183 per share, for a total transaction of £71,830. Also, insider Katie Bickerstaffe  purchased 177 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 6,730 per share, with a total value of £11,912.10. Insiders have bought 1,781 shares of company stock worth $12,638,928 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

Diploma Price Performance

Shares of LON DPLM opened at GBX 7,505 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65, a current ratio of 2.06 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 7,103.29 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 6,395.05. The stock has a market capitalization of £10.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.30, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. Diploma has a fifty-two week low of GBX 4,970 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 7,720.

Diploma (LON:DPLM – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 74.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Diploma had a return on equity of 18.55% and a net margin of 9.42%.The business had revenue of £851.10 million for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Diploma will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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.

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