David Cicurel Acquires 2 Shares of Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider David Cicurel acquired 2 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,985 per share, with a total value of £119.70.

David Cicurel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, October 6th, David Cicurel bought 3 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 6,285 per share, for a total transaction of £188.55.

Judges Scientific Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of LON JDG opened at GBX 5,780 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 5,586.61 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 6,635.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79. Judges Scientific plc has a 12-month low of GBX 4,400 and a 12-month high of GBX 9,120. The company has a market cap of £384.43 million, a P/E ratio of 35.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on JDG shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,380 target price on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Tuesday, November 4th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,900 price objective on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Judges Scientific currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 7,640.

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.