Halma plc (LON:HLMA) Insider Sells £1,324,000 in Stock

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

Halma Stock Performance

Halma stock opened at GBX 2,694 ($33.77) on Friday. Halma plc has a 1-year low of GBX 2,098 ($26.30) and a 1-year high of GBX 2,765 ($34.66). The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.83. The firm 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. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 2,545.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,510.51.

Halma Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, December 19th will be given a GBX 9 ($0.11) dividend. The ex-dividend date 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 reissued 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.