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Oxford Instruments plc (LON:OXIG) insider Ian Barkshire bought 16 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 929 ($12.14) per share, for a total transaction of £148.64 ($194.22).
Shares of OXIG stock opened at GBX 919 ($12.01) on Friday. Oxford Instruments plc has a 1 year low of GBX 680 ($8.89) and a 1 year high of GBX 1,174 ($15.34). Get Oxford Instruments alerts:
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, February 28th will be given a dividend of GBX 3.80 ($0.05) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. Several analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Oxford Instruments from GBX 1,180 ($15.42) to GBX 1,025 ($13.39) and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, December 4th. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Oxford Instruments in a research report on Tuesday, November 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 993 ($12.98).
About Oxford Instruments
Oxford Instruments plc, through its subsidiaries, researches, develops, manufactures, rents, sells, and services tools and systems in the United States, rest of Europe, rest of Asia, the United Kingdom, Japan, China, Germany, and internationally. The company's Nanotechnology Tools segment provides high performance scientific imaging cameras, spectroscopy solutions, and microscopy systems for research and OEM markets; atomic force probe microscopy for materials and bioscience applications; 3D and 4D image visualization and analysis software; and nanoanalysis solutions for materials characterization and nanofabrication on scanning electron microscopes, focussed ion beams, and transmission electron microscopes. Oxford Instruments Oxford Instruments
