Diploma (LON:DPLM) Given Hold Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Diploma (LON:DPLM) in a research note published on Friday,Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 7,000 target price on the stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Shore Capital Group restated a “hold” rating on shares of Diploma in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,200 to GBX 6,800 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 5,120 to GBX 5,760 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 7,500 to GBX 9,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Diploma from GBX 6,600 to GBX 7,300 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 6,788.75.

Diploma Trading Up 1.6%

LON DPLM opened at GBX 6,990 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.65. The firm has a market cap of £9.37 billion, a PE ratio of 50.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 6,611.67 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,837.62. Diploma has a 52 week low of GBX 4,558 and a 52 week high of GBX 7,295.

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Katie Bickerstaffe  acquired 177 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 6,730 per share, for a total transaction of £11,912.10. Also, insider Ian El-Mokadem acquired 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 5,820 per share, for a total transaction of £29,100. Corporate insiders own 1.14% of the company’s stock.

About Diploma

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.