Jonathan Myers Purchases 145 Shares of PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock

Key Points

• Insider purchase: Jonathan Myers bought 145 PZ Cussons shares at GBX 103 each, investing £149.35. He also purchased 141 shares in July.
• Stock performance: PZ Cussons shares recently traded at GBX 101.80, with a market capitalization of approximately £427.9 million and a 52-week range of GBX 65.09 to GBX 114.
• Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with an average price target of GBX 115; Deutsche Bank rates the stock “Buy” with a GBX 120 target, while JPMorgan has a “Neutral” rating.

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Myers acquired 145 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 103 per share, for a total transaction of £149.35.

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

• On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers bought 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 107 per share, for a total transaction of £150.87.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

Shares of LON PZC traded down GBX 0.60 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 101.80. 9,975,354 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,713,636. The firm has a market capitalization of £427.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -87.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 104.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 88.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.84. PZ Cussons plc has a 52 week low of GBX 65.09 and a 52 week high of GBX 114.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PZC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 120 price objective on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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