Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Now Covered by Jefferies Financial Group

Equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group assumed coverage on shares of Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) in a research note issued on Tuesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. The brokerage set a “buy” rating and a £122.30 ($160.82) price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 10.18% from the stock’s current price.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, August 29th. Berenberg Bank increased their price objective on shares of Judges Scientific from £120 ($157.79) to £124 ($163.05) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, August 19th.

Judges Scientific Trading Up 2.8 %

Shares of JDG stock opened at £111 ($145.96) on Tuesday. Judges Scientific has a 1-year low of GBX 7,300 ($95.99) and a 1-year high of £122.50 ($161.08). 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 stock has a market cap of £737.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7,762.24, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.84. The stock has a 50-day moving average of £104.89 and a 200-day moving average of £107.25.

Insider Activity at Judges Scientific

In other Judges Scientific news, insider Alexander Hambro sold 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of £106.11 ($139.53), for a total value of £116,721 ($153,479.29). 21.16% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.