Berenberg Bank Lowers Spectris (LON:SXS) Price Target to GBX 3,000

Spectris (LON:SXSGet Free Report) had its price target dropped by Berenberg Bank from GBX 3,180 ($41.17) to GBX 3,000 ($38.84) in a note issued to investors on Monday,Digital Look reports. The firm currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Berenberg Bank’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 19.62% from the company’s current price.

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Spectris in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,765 ($48.74).

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Spectris Stock Up 2.6 %

Spectris stock traded up GBX 64 ($0.83) during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 2,508 ($32.47). 37,780 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,422,561. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.37, a current ratio of 2.36 and a quick ratio of 1.03. Spectris has a 1 year low of GBX 2,370 ($30.68) and a 1 year high of GBX 3,430 ($44.41). The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 2,796.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,681.49. The firm has a market cap of £2.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.61.

Spectris (LON:SXSGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported GBX 148.10 ($1.92) earnings per share for the quarter. Spectris had a return on equity of 20.13% and a net margin of 20.44%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Spectris will post 194.7972456 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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