Smiths Group (LON:SMIN) Stock Price Up 10.8% – Here’s What Happened

Shares of Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) traded up 10.8% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 2,188 ($27.17) and last traded at GBX 2,066 ($25.66). 5,864,697 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 75% from the average session volume of 3,346,268 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,865 ($23.16).

Smiths Group Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of £7.09 billion, a PE ratio of 2,869.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.35 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,767.96 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,725.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.84.

Insider Transactions at Smiths Group

In other news, insider Mark Seligman acquired 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,726 ($21.44) per share, with a total value of £69,040 ($85,742.67). Company insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Smiths Group Company Profile

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.