Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Smiths Group plc (LON:SMINGet Free Report)’s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,724.72 ($21.42) and traded as high as GBX 1,874 ($23.27). Smiths Group shares last traded at GBX 1,867.43 ($23.19), with a volume of 522,918 shares traded.

Smiths Group Stock Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.84. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,764.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,724.72. The company has a market cap of £6.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,593.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66.

Insider Transactions at Smiths Group

In other Smiths Group news, insider Mark Seligman bought 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,726 ($21.44) per share, for a total transaction of £69,040 ($85,742.67). Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

About Smiths Group

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Smiths Group plc operates as an industrial technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four businesses: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane business offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.

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