Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) Earns “House Stock” Rating from Shore Capital

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG)‘s stock had its “house stock” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Shore Capital in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, Marketbeat reports.

Separately, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on Judges Scientific from £124 ($160.79) to £113.10 ($146.65) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th.

Judges Scientific Stock Up 4.2 %

JDG opened at GBX 7,400 ($95.95) on Wednesday. Judges Scientific has a 12 month low of GBX 6,760 ($87.66) and a 12 month high of £122.50 ($158.84). The stock has a market cap of £485.82 million, a P/E ratio of 32.53, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 0.83. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 7,487.57 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 8,655.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 70.79, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Judges Scientific (LON:JDG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, March 19th. The company reported GBX 283.40 ($3.67) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Judges Scientific had a return on equity of 17.56% and a net margin of 10.99%. As a group, research analysts predict that Judges Scientific will post 402.5824271 earnings per share for the current year.

About Judges Scientific

Judges Scientific plc (AIM: JDG), is a group focused on acquiring and developing companies in the scientific instrument sector. The Group now consists of 22 businesses acquired since 2005.

The acquired companies are primarily UK-based with products sold worldwide to a diverse range of markets including: higher education institutions, scientific research facilities, manufacturers and regulatory authorities.