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SPT
133.50
0.90 (+0.68%)
ASK PRICE BID PRICE CHANGE
133.50 133.40 0.90 (+0.68%)
Volume 1,203,223
Day's high 170.90
Day's low 122.00
Today’s open 132.40
Prev Close 132.50
   

Index: FTSE 250, FTSE All-Share, techMARK 100 & techMARK

Sector: Technology Hardware & Equipment

  • Company URL: http://www.spirent.com
  • Company Profile: Communications technology business, Spirent, provides performance analysis and service assurance solutions to companies involved primarily in the internet broadband services, internet telephony and 3G wireless applications markets. The group was formerly known as Bowthorpe, but changed its name to Spirent in 2000.

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SPT Trade Tendency

BullBearings trader activity in the last few days with this stock

Buying: 6%

Selling: 94%

Recent trades by BullBearings members
TRADE QTY. PRICE DATE
SELL (auto) 7,682 138.8p 13/05/13 07:15
BUY 3,837 129.4p 07/05/13 10:43
BUY 3,845 129.1p 07/05/13 10:12
CLOSE BET 100 131.06p 01/05/13 07:32
CLOSE BET 100 129.86p 01/05/13 07:17

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News & Reports referencing SPT

Tuesday broker round-up

Afren: Deutsche Bank lowers target price from 165p to 150p, while leaving its buy recommendation unchanged.

2 weeks ago

Sector movers: Imagination profit warnings hits tech stocks

A profit warning from chip maker Imagination Technologies dampened sentiment in the technology sector on Thursday afternoon as the stock lost over a quarter of its value.

3 weeks ago

Spirent Communications first quarter profit drops

FTSE 250-listed communications group Spirent Communications said first quarter operating profit plunged as customer reduced spending.

3 weeks ago

Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Archipelago Resources: Canaccord Genuity lowers target price from 75p to 68p keeping a buy recommendation.

4 weeks ago

Tuesday tips round-up: Randgold Resources, Informa, Spirent Communications

Rangold Resources is different from many of its rivals. For example, it was not built through acquisitions, the grade of its gold reserves is actually improving and it has a strong balance sheet. Furthermore, while the price of gold may yet have further to fall quantitative easing and the devaluation of currencies means that the "yellow metal" should not be written off yet. Then there is the possibility of some M and A, not that Randgold needs it to keep growing. In any case, and despite the company's presence in politically volatile regions - such as Mali or the Democratic Republic of Congo - the fact is that fund manager Blackrock has used recent weakness in its share price to go bottom fishing, Buy, says The Telegraph's Questor team.

4 weeks ago

Traders' views

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