Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report) crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,433.57 ($19.57) and traded as high as GBX 1,838 ($25.09). Johnson Matthey shares last traded at GBX 1,823 ($24.88), with a volume of 366,038 shares trading hands.
Johnson Matthey Trading Up 1.1%
The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,577.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,433.57. The company has a market capitalization of £3.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76.
Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 149.20 ($2.04) earnings per share for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a return on equity of 4.49% and a net margin of 0.84%. On average, analysts forecast that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Activity at Johnson Matthey
In other news, insider Liam Condon bought 30 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,200 ($16.38) per share, with a total value of £360 ($491.33). Insiders have purchased a total of 62 shares of company stock valued at $84,978 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.61% of the company's stock.
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Johnson Matthey is a global leader in science that enables a cleaner and healthier world. With over 200 years of sustained commitment to innovation and technological breakthroughs, they improve the function, performance and safety of their customers' products. Their science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet's natural resources.
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