Smiths Group plc Declares Dividend of $0.18 (OTCMKTS:SMGZY)

Smiths Group plc (OTCMKTS:SMGZY) declared a dividend on Tuesday, March 25th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 4th will be given a dividend of 0.1839 per share by the business services provider on Wednesday, May 21st. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 4th.

Smiths Group Stock Down 4.1 %

SMGZY traded down $1.09 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $25.82. The stock had a trading volume of 25,315 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,109. Smiths Group has a 1-year low of $19.34 and a 1-year high of $27.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $25.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.07.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SMGZY has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Smiths Group in a report on Monday, February 3rd. Citigroup raised shares of Smiths Group to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 28th.

About Smiths Group

Smiths Group plc operates as a technology company in Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through four divisions: John Crane, Smiths Detection, Flex-Tek, and Smiths Interconnect. The John Crane division offers mechanical seals, seal support systems, power transmission couplings, and specialized filtration systems.