Spectris plc (LON:SXS) Insider Andrew Heath Purchases 5 Shares

Spectris plc (LON:SXS) insider Andrew Heath purchased 5 shares of Spectris stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,012 ($37.32) per share, with a total value of £150.60 ($186.62).

Andrew Heath also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 8th, Andrew Heath acquired 6 shares of Spectris stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,512 ($31.13) per share, for a total transaction of £150.72 ($186.77).
• On Thursday, November 14th, Andrew Heath purchased 2,406 shares of Spectris stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,480 ($30.73) per share, with a total value of £59,668.80 ($73,939.03).

Spectris Trading Up 1.5 %

SXS traded up GBX 45 ($0.56) during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 3,047 ($37.76). 348,185 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 571,637. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.01 billion, a PE ratio of 1,136.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 2.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37. The stock’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,647.04 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,695.96. Spectris plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,370 ($29.37) and a 12 month high of GBX 3,730 ($46.22).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Spectris in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,707.50 ($58.33).

Spectris Company Profile

The experts in providing insight through precision measurement.

Our purpose is to deliver value beyond measure – going beyond just the measurement.

Precision is at the heart of what we do. Spectris provides global customers with specialist insight through our high-tech instruments and test equipment, augmented by the power of our software.

Through a combination of our hardware, analytical and simulation software, we provide our customers with superior data and invaluable insights that enable them to work faster, smarter and more efficiently.

This equips them with the ability to reduce time to market, improve processes, quality and yield.