Diploma (LON:DPLM) Price Target Raised to GBX 6,200 at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft

Diploma (LON:DPLM) had its price target upped by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,200 in a report published on Wednesday,London Stock Exchange reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on DPLM. Royal Bank Of Canada raised Diploma to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from GBX 4,500 to GBX 6,000 in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,350 price target on shares of Diploma in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,150 price objective on shares of Diploma in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Diploma currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 5,634.29.

Diploma Stock Up 2.0%

LON DPLM traded up GBX 110 on Wednesday, reaching GBX 5,665. The company had a trading volume of 368,808 shares, compared to its average volume of 278,311. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.17, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 2.17. The firm has a market capitalization of £7.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.75. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 5,405.02 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 5,348.96. Diploma has a 1-year low of GBX 3,532 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,760.

Diploma (LON:DPLM) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December 8th. The company reported GBX 176 EPS for the quarter. Diploma had a net margin of 9.25% and a return on equity of 13.18%. On average, research analysts forecast that Diploma will post 163.7995512 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Ian El-Mokadem acquired 500 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,615 per share, for a total transaction of £28,075. Also, insider Wilson Ng acquired 410 shares of Diploma stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 5,369 per share, for a total transaction of £22,012.90. Insiders have bought a total of 2,012 shares of company stock worth $9,993,580 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.13% of the company’s stock.

Diploma Company Profile

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.