PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Sarah Pollard Sells 33,662 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Sarah Pollard sold 33,662 shares of PZ Cussons at an average price of GBX 78, totaling approximately £26,256.36.
• PZ Cussons shares are currently trading around GBX 79.79, with a 12-month low of GBX 65.53 and high of GBX 98.50.
• JPMorgan Chase & Co. has set a "neutral" rating with a price target of GBX 100 for PZ Cussons stock, while analysts have an average rating of "Moderate Buy".

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Sarah Pollard sold 33,662 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 78, for a total value of £26,256.36.

Sarah Pollard also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 18th, Sarah Pollard acquired 218 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 69 per share, with a total value of £150.42.

PZ Cussons Price Performance

Shares of PZC traded up GBX 0.59 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 79.79. 484,913 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 850,560. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 73.75, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.18. PZ Cussons plc has a 12-month low of GBX 65.53 and a 12-month high of GBX 98.50. The company has a market cap of £334.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5,082.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.26. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 70.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 75.91.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 7.34 earnings per share for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a negative return on equity of 21.80% and a negative net margin of 10.80%. Research analysts expect that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 100 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research report on Tuesday, July 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, PZ Cussons presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 110.

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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