Shares of Senior plc (LON:SNR) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 83.04 ($1.08) and traded as high as GBX 118.30 ($1.55). Senior shares last traded at GBX 117.70 ($1.54), with a volume of 753,362 shares trading hands.
A number of research firms recently commented on SNR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Senior from GBX 86 ($1.12) to GBX 115 ($1.50) and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 11th. Barclays boosted their price target on Senior from GBX 77 ($1.01) to GBX 139 ($1.82) and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 18th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 94.86 ($1.24).
The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 58.35. The stock has a market cap of £497.85 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.04. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 109.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 83.38.
In other Senior news, insider Andrew Bodenham bought 42,950 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 117 ($1.53) per share, with a total value of £50,251.50 ($65,653.91).
About Senior (LON:SNR)
Senior plc designs, manufactures, and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the aerospace, defense, land vehicle, and power and energy markets worldwide. The company operates in two divisions, Aerospace and Flexonics. The Aerospace division offers high-pressure and low-pressure engineered ducting systems, engineered control bellows, assemblies, and sensors; precision-machined and fabricated engine components; fluid systems ducting and control products; and precision-machined airframe components and assemblies.
Further Reading: What is the Quick Ratio?