Jennifer Ward Sells 50,000 Shares of Halma plc (LON:HLMA) Stock

Halma plc (LON:HLMA) insider Jennifer Ward sold 50,000 shares of Halma stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,648 ($33.35), for a total value of £1,324,000 ($1,667,296.31).

Halma Stock Performance

HLMA stock opened at GBX 2,694 ($33.93) on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of £10.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,794.37, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.51, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 45.83. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 2,545.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,512.40. Halma plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,098 ($26.42) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 2,765 ($34.82).

Halma Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 19th will be paid a GBX 9 ($0.11) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 19th. Halma’s dividend payout ratio is currently 3,098.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Halma in a research report on Thursday.

About Halma

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.