Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Insider Lushani Kodituwakku Buys 387 Shares

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider Lushani Kodituwakku acquired 387 shares of Judges Scientific stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,800 per share, with a total value of £22,446.

Lushani Kodituwakku also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku acquired 1,224 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 5,698 per share, for a total transaction of £69,743.52.
• On Friday, October 17th, Lushani Kodituwakku bought 155 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,803 per share, with a total value of £8,994.65.

Judges Scientific Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of Judges Scientific stock opened at GBX 5,760 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 6,258.35 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 7,024.17. The company has a market cap of £382.98 million, a P/E ratio of 35.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. Judges Scientific plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 5,600 and a fifty-two week high of £103.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.97.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on JDG shares. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 7,900 price objective on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 7,900.

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.