Halma plc (HLMA.L)
Halma is a diversified engineering group focused on safety, environmental monitoring, and medical device technologies.
What Halma plc does
Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies. The company operates through three main sectors: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Medical, focusing on products that protect, improve, and save lives.
Themes: safety and hazard detection, environmental monitoring and analysis, healthcare diagnostics and equipment, industrial automation, water quality and management
Fundamentals
- Price£35.48 as of 2026-08-03 close
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- 1-year return+10.3% 2025-08-01 close £32.16 → 2026-08-03 close £35.48
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How Halma plc looks technically
Halma plc (HLMA.L) is trading 5.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 574 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago. It is 27.6% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average.
Trend
| Distance from the 200-day | -5.3% | it is trading 5.3% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend |
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| 50-day moving average | £39.95 | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is £39.95 |
| 200-day moving average | £37.47 | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is £37.47 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | 574 sessions | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 574 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | 22.4 | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) |
Momentum
| 14-day RSI | 40.1 | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) |
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| Since the MACD crossed zero | 10 sessions | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) |
Range
| 52-week high | £49.02 | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was £49.02 |
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| From the 52-week high | -27.6% | it is 27.6% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) |
| Above the 52-week low | +28.2% | it is 28.2% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) |
| Below the 52-week high | 27.6% | it is 27.6% below its highest point of the past year |
| Since a 20-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago |
| Since a 55-day breakout | 4 sessions | it made a new 55-day low about 4 trading days ago |
| All-time high | £49.02 | its highest closing price on record is £49.02 (set on 2026-06-03) |
| From the all-time high | -27.6% | it is 27.6% below its all-time high |
| All-time low | £0.1903 | its lowest closing price on record is £0.1903 (set on 2019-11-13) |
| Above the all-time low | +18,549% | it is 18549.1% above its all-time low |
Volatility
| Band width vs its own 6 months | 25th percentile | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 75% of it) |
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| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | £34.70 – £36.05 – £37.39 | most of its recent trading has stayed between about £34.70 and £37.39 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles |
Volume
| Volume vs its 30-day average | 0.00× | trading volume is unusually light — only about 0% of its 30-day average |
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Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-03. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Global macroeconomic conditions impacting industrial demand","Supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures on input costs","Regulatory risks associated with medical and safety standards compliance"]
Competitors & peers
- Honeywell International (HON)
- Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO)
- AMETEK (AME)
- Fortive (FTV)
- Spectris (SXS.L)
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Frequently asked questions
What does Halma plc (HLMA.L) do?
Halma is a global group of life-saving technology companies. The company operates through three main sectors: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Medical, focusing on products that protect, improve, and save lives.
Who are Halma plc's (HLMA.L) competitors?
Notable peers of Halma plc (HLMA.L) include Honeywell International, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AMETEK, Fortive and Spectris. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is Halma plc (HLMA.L) overbought or oversold right now?
Halma plc (HLMA.L) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 40, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-03). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on HLMA.L come from?
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Last updated 2026-08-03.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from market data, shown with their as-of date.