PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Vivek Ahuja Acquires 2,508 Shares of Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Vivek Ahuja bought 2,508 PZ Cussons shares at GBX 105 each, investing a total of £2,633.40.
• Stock and financial performance: PZ Cussons shares opened at GBX 105.40, with a 12-month range of GBX 65.09–114 and a market capitalization of approximately £443 million. The company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 4.70, a 3.66% net margin, and an 8.44% return on equity.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with an average price target of GBX 115; ratings include one Buy and one Hold.

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Vivek Ahuja bought 2,508 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 105 per share, with a total value of £2,633.40.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

Shares of PZC opened at GBX 105.40 on Tuesday. The business's fifty day moving average price is GBX 105.23 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 89.76. PZ Cussons plc has a 12-month low of GBX 65.09 and a 12-month high of GBX 114. The stock has a market capitalization of £443.05 million, a PE ratio of -90.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 1.36.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 120 target price on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Friday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 115.

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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