Diploma (LON:DPLM) Lowered to Hold Rating by Shore Capital

Diploma (LON:DPLM) was downgraded by equities research analysts at Shore Capital to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Diploma Trading Down 1.2 %

Diploma stock opened at GBX 4,124 ($52.18) on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of £5.53 billion, a PE ratio of 4,825.58, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 4,394.26 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 4,266.49. Diploma has a 52 week low of GBX 3,200 ($40.49) and a 52 week high of GBX 4,653 ($58.88). The company has a current ratio of 2.27, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.69.

Insider Transactions at Diploma

In related news, insider Johnny Thomson sold 26,794 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 4,536 ($57.40), for a total transaction of £1,215,375.84 ($1,537,866.43). Company insiders own 0.52% 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.