Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG – Get Free Report) insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 20,424 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of £112 ($139.42), for a total value of £2,287,488 ($2,847,613.59).
Judges Scientific Stock Performance
Shares of JDG stock opened at £109.50 ($136.31) on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.87, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.06. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of £107.09 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 9,539.12. Judges Scientific plc has a 12 month low of GBX 7,300 ($90.88) and a 12 month high of £118.98 ($148.11). The firm has a market capitalization of £724.89 million, a PE ratio of 7,604.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.88.
Judges Scientific Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 68 ($0.85) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This is an increase from Judges Scientific’s previous dividend of $27.00. This represents a dividend yield of 0.59%. Judges Scientific’s payout ratio is presently 6,597.22%.
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About Judges Scientific
Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.
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