Alexander Hambro Sells 1,000 Shares of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider Alexander Hambro sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of £109.41 ($138.27), for a total value of £109,410 ($138,266.14).

Judges Scientific Stock Performance

Shares of Judges Scientific stock opened at £103 ($130.17) on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of £102.90 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 9,333.74. Judges Scientific plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 7,300 ($92.25) and a fifty-two week high of £118.98 ($150.35). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.06, a current ratio of 1.87 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The firm has a market cap of £681.86 million, a P/E ratio of 7,256.94, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.92.

Judges Scientific Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 6th will be given a dividend of GBX 68 ($0.86) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.59%. This is an increase from Judges Scientific’s previous dividend of $27.00. Judges Scientific’s payout ratio is presently 6,597.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, March 21st.

About Judges Scientific

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. It operates through two segments, Materials Sciences and Vacuum. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centers; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.