Jennifer Ward Sells 50,000 Shares of Halma plc (LON:HLMA) Stock

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) insider Jennifer Ward sold 50,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,648 ($33.20), for a total transaction of £1,324,000 ($1,659,771.84).

Halma Stock Performance

LON HLMA opened at GBX 2,694 ($33.77) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.83, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a current ratio of 2.45. The company has a market capitalization of £10.16 billion, a PE ratio of 3,794.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.53. Halma plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,098 ($26.30) and a 52-week high of GBX 2,765 ($34.66). The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,545.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,510.51.

Halma Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th will be issued a GBX 9 ($0.11) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 19th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.36%. Halma’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 3,098.59%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a report on Thursday.

Halma Company Profile

Halma plc, together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Healthcare.