Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Hits New 52-Week Low – What’s Next?

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Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG – Get Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 8,200 ($102.30) and last traded at GBX 8,300 ($103.54), with a volume of 5639 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 8,460 ($105.54).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on JDG shares. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Berenberg Bank dropped their price objective on shares of Judges Scientific from £124 ($154.69) to £113.10 ($141.09) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th.

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Judges Scientific Trading Down 1.5 %

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 8,917.31 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 9,688.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.71. The stock has a market cap of £553.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4,363.87, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby sold 230 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 8,900 ($111.03), for a total transaction of £20,470 ($25,536.43). 18.75% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Judges Scientific Company Profile

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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.

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