Shore Capital Reaffirms House Stock Rating for Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)‘s stock had its “house stock” rating restated by investment analysts at Shore Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, MarketBeat reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,900 price target on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 7,900.

Judges Scientific Stock Down 1.3%

JDG stock opened at GBX 6,320 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market capitalization of £420.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,098.57, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The business’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 6,585.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 7,220.36. Judges Scientific has a fifty-two week low of GBX 5,715 and a fifty-two week high of £103.50.

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Judges Scientific will post 402.5824271 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Judges Scientific

In other news, insider Charles Holroyd purchased 524 shares of Judges Scientific stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 6,675 per share, for a total transaction of £34,977. Also, insider Ian Wilcock purchased 6 shares of Judges Scientific stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 6,188 per share, for a total transaction of £371.28. Over the last three months, insiders have bought 548 shares of company stock worth $3,617,776. Insiders own 10.83% of the company’s stock.

About Judges Scientific

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.