Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) Declares GBX 29.70 Dividend

Judges Scientific plc (LON:JDG) declared a dividend on Thursday, September 19th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 29.70 ($0.39) per share on Friday, November 8th. This represents a yield of 0.29%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 10th. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Judges Scientific Stock Down 3.6 %

JDG stock opened at GBX 9,926.50 ($131.13) on Thursday. Judges Scientific has a 52 week low of GBX 7,300 ($96.43) and a 52 week high of £122.50 ($161.82). The company has a quick ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 79.06. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of £104.81 and a 200-day simple moving average of £107.36. The stock has a market capitalization of £659.12 million, a P/E ratio of 7,152.78, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Bradley Leonard Ormsby purchased 4 shares of Judges Scientific stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 5th. The shares were purchased at an average price of £110 ($145.31) per share, with a total value of £440 ($581.24). Corporate insiders own 21.88% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on JDG. Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Berenberg Bank raised their price target on shares of Judges Scientific from £120 ($158.52) to £124 ($163.80) and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on shares of Judges Scientific in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a £122.30 ($161.56) price target on the stock.

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.