Jonathan Myers Purchases 154 Shares of PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock

Key Points

• Insider buying: Jonathan Myers purchased 154 PZ Cussons shares at GBX 97 each, worth £149.38, following purchases in July and August.
• Share performance: PZ Cussons shares recently traded at GBX 96.70, with a 12-month range of GBX 65.09 to GBX 114 and a market capitalization of approximately £407.4 million.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of GBX 115; the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 4.70.

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Myers purchased 154 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 97 per share, with a total value of £149.38.

Jonathan Myers also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 17th, Jonathan Myers bought 145 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 103 per share, with a total value of £149.35.
• On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers purchased 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 107 per share, with a total value of £150.87.

PZ Cussons Price Performance

Shares of LON:PZC traded down GBX 0.50 on Friday, hitting GBX 96.70. The stock had a trading volume of 871,158 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,571,569. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company has a market capitalization of £407.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. PZ Cussons plc has a twelve month low of GBX 65.09 and a twelve month high of GBX 114. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 104.05 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 91.79.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a return on equity of 8.44% and a net margin of 3.66%. On average, equities research analysts predict that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PZC has been the subject of a number of research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 120 target price on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PZ Cussons presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 115.

PZ Cussons Company Profile

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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