Judges Scientific’s (JDG) House Stock Rating Reiterated at Shore Capital

Shore Capital reiterated their house stock rating on shares of Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) in a report published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank upped their target price on Judges Scientific from £120 ($158.25) to £124 ($163.52) and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Monday, August 19th.

Judges Scientific Stock Up 2.0 %

Shares of JDG opened at £104.50 ($137.81) on Thursday. Judges Scientific has a 52 week low of GBX 7,300 ($96.27) and a 52 week high of £122.50 ($161.55). 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 company has a market capitalization of £693.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7,307.69, a PEG ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.84. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is £104.06 and its 200-day moving average price is £107.10.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Alexander Hambro sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of £106.11 ($139.93), for a total value of £116,721 ($153,924.57). 21.16% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.