Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Insider Alison Henwood Purchases 19 Shares

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) insider Alison Henwood acquired 19 shares of Spectris stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,599 ($33.44) per share, with a total value of £493.81 ($635.45).

Spectris Stock Performance

Shares of LON SXS opened at GBX 2,580 ($33.20) on Wednesday. Spectris plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,370 ($30.50) and a 12 month high of GBX 3,861 ($49.68). The company has a market cap of £2.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 962.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 2,647.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,925.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on SXS. Shore Capital raised Spectris to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 9th. Bank of America reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,950 ($37.96) target price on shares of Spectris in a research report on Monday, September 2nd. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised shares of Spectris to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from GBX 3,520 ($45.30) to GBX 3,920 ($50.44) in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 4,707.50 ($60.58).

Spectris Company Profile

Spectris plc provides precision measurement solutions worldwide. It operates through Spectris Scientific, Spectris Dynamics, and Other segments. The Spectris Scientific segment provides advanced sensors and instruments used to measure, analyze, and characterize materials; and monitor ultra-clean manufacturing environments.