Ian El-Mokadem Buys 500 Shares of Diploma (LON:DPLM) Stock

Diploma PLC (LON:DPLM) insider Ian El-Mokadem bought 500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, March 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,820 per share, for a total transaction of £29,100.

Ian El-Mokadem also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 14th, Ian El-Mokadem bought 500 shares of Diploma stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,615 per share, with a total value of £28,075.

Diploma Stock Up 0.3%

DPLM opened at GBX 5,850 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 46.97, a current ratio of 2.04 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 5,467.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 5,432.99. The stock has a market capitalization of £7.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.03. Diploma PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 3,532 and a 12 month high of GBX 6,019.52.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on DPLM. Shore Capital Group reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Diploma in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,600 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,400 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,200 to GBX 5,700 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,800 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 19th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 6,086.25.

Diploma Company Profile

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.