Liam Condon Buys 14 Shares of Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report) insider Liam Condon acquired 14 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,719 ($23.08) per share, for a total transaction of £240.66 ($323.08).

Liam Condon also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, May 21st, Liam Condon purchased 18 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,384 ($18.58) per share, for a total transaction of £249.12 ($334.43).
• On Wednesday, April 16th, Liam Condon bought 30 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,200 ($16.11) per share, with a total value of £360 ($483.29).

Johnson Matthey Stock Performance

Johnson Matthey stock traded up GBX 5 ($0.07) during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 1,693 ($22.73). 431,924 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,468,100. The company has a market capitalization of £2.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.77, 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 PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 1,131 ($15.18) and a fifty-two week high of GBX 1,888 ($25.35). The firm's fifty day moving average is GBX 1,479.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 1,411.12.

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 149.20 ($2.00) EPS for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a return on equity of 4.49% and a net margin of 0.84%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Matthey Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were issued a GBX 32 ($0.43) dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This is an increase from Johnson Matthey's previous dividend of $22.00. This represents a yield of 1.88%. Johnson Matthey's payout ratio is presently 130.84%.

About Johnson Matthey

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.