David Cicurel Acquires 3 Shares of Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) Stock

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) insider David Cicurel purchased 3 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, October 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 9,923 ($129.87) per share, for a total transaction of £297.69 ($389.60).

David Cicurel also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 26th, David Cicurel sold 60,000 shares of Judges Scientific stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,000 ($13.09), for a total value of £600,000 ($785,237.53).

Judges Scientific Stock Performance

LON JDG opened at GBX 9,640 ($126.16) on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £640.10 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5,073.68, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of £102.07 and a 200 day moving average of £105.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.97, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.71. Judges Scientific plc has a twelve month low of GBX 7,300 ($95.54) and a twelve month high of £122.50 ($160.32).

Judges Scientific Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 29.70 ($0.39) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 10th. Judges Scientific’s payout ratio is 5,157.89%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on JDG shares. Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Judges Scientific in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. They issued a “buy” rating and a £122.30 ($160.06) target price for the company. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a £124 ($162.28) price target on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, September 19th.

About Judges Scientific

Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centres; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries.