Insider Buying: Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) Insider Buys 66 Shares of Stock

Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG) insider Richard Tyson acquired 66 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 10th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,824 per share, for a total transaction of £1,203.84.

Richard Tyson also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 11th, Richard Tyson acquired 9 shares of Oxford Instruments stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,820 per share, for a total transaction of £163.80.
• On Thursday, July 24th, Richard Tyson bought 7,479 shares of Oxford Instruments stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,942 per share, for a total transaction of £145,242.18.
• On Thursday, July 10th, Richard Tyson bought 7 shares of Oxford Instruments stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,003 per share, for a total transaction of £140.21.
• On Tuesday, July 1st, Richard Tyson bought 4,002 shares of Oxford Instruments stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,874 per share, for a total transaction of £74,997.48.
• On Wednesday, July 2nd, Richard Tyson bought 3,902 shares of Oxford Instruments stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,922 per share, for a total transaction of £74,996.44.

Oxford Instruments Stock Up 1.4%

LON:OXIG opened at GBX 1,852 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 4,180.59, a P/E/G ratio of -3.56 and a beta of 0.96. Oxford Instruments plc has a twelve month low of GBX 1,470 and a twelve month high of GBX 2,237.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.64, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 12.96. The company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 1,875.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,820.89.

Oxford Instruments (LON:OXIG) last released its earnings results on Friday, June 13th. The company reported GBX 112.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Oxford Instruments had a net margin of 10.78% and a return on equity of 14.14%. Analysts anticipate that Oxford Instruments plc will post 117.7149452 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

OXIG has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank dropped their target price on shares of Oxford Instruments from GBX 2,600 to GBX 2,500 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Shore Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Oxford Instruments from GBX 2,800 to GBX 2,600 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,731.67.

About Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments provides academic and commercial organisations worldwide with market-leading scientific technology and expertise across its key market segments: materials analysis, semiconductor, and healthcare & life science.
Innovation is the driving force behind Oxford Instruments’ growth and success, supporting its core purpose to accelerate the breakthroughs that create a brighter future for our world.