Insider Buying: PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Buys 195 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider Sarah Pollard of PZ Cussons purchased 195 shares at an average cost of GBX 77 on October 17th, totaling £150.15.
• In a recent analysis, JPMorgan Chase & Co. maintained a neutral rating for PZ Cussons and set a price target of GBX 100 per share.
• PZ Cussons' stock performance has shown a one-year low of GBX 65.53 and a high of GBX 91.70, with the current trading price around GBX 78.69.

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Sarah Pollard acquired 195 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 77 per share, with a total value of £150.15.

Sarah Pollard also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, September 23rd, Sarah Pollard sold 33,662 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 78, for a total transaction of £26,256.36.
• On Monday, August 18th, Sarah Pollard acquired 218 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 69 per share, with a total value of £150.42.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

Shares of LON PZC traded down GBX 0.31 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 78.69. 583,550 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 852,131. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 73.75, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 73.37 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 75.88. The firm has a market capitalization of £330.79 million, a P/E ratio of -57.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.26. PZ Cussons plc has a one year low of GBX 65.53 and a one year high of GBX 91.70.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 7.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a negative net margin of 10.80% and a negative return on equity of 21.80%. On average, research analysts expect that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 100 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Tuesday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 110.

About PZ Cussons

PZ Cussons plc manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells baby, beauty, and hygiene products in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. The company offers toiletries, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, edible oils, fats and spreads, nutritional products, shampoos, body washes, toothpastes, toothbrushes, skin and hair care products, food pouches, cereals, snacks, flavors, and fragrances; beauty soaps, lotions, wipes, creams, shower gels, foam-bursts, bar soaps, deodorants, bath infusions, handwashes, and conditioners; ointments; dishwashing liquids, dishwasher tablets, dishwasher gels, dishwasher capsules, rinse aids, liquid detergents, laundry soaps, and laundry solutions; and cooking and vegetable oils.

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