Johnson Matthey (JMAT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Today more than 13,000 Johnson Matthey professionals collaborate with their network of customers and partners to make a real difference to the world around us.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 2,280 to 2,340
• 50-Day Range: 1,852 to 2,309.96
• 52-Week Range: 2,224 to 3,245.33
• Volume: 348,950 shs
• Average Volume: 1.79 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.51%
• Price Target: GBX 2,283.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Johnson Matthey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Johnson Matthey scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Johnson Matthey has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Johnson Matthey is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Johnson Matthey has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Johnson Matthey is -40.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Johnson Matthey is -40.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Johnson Matthey has a PEG Ratio of 49,242.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Johnson Matthey has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for JMAT.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Johnson Matthey is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Johnson Matthey does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Johnson Matthey has a news sentiment score of 0.70. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Johnson Matthey this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for JMAT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Johnson Matthey to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

4 insiders have purchased shares of Johnson Matthey in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £246,744.70 in company stock, which represents 0.0064% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Johnson Matthey insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £246,744.70 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.58% of the stock of Johnson Matthey is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.56% of the stock of Johnson Matthey is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/28/2026
• Today: 8/19/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Specialty Chemicals
• Current Symbol: LON:JMAT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.matthey.com
• Phone: +44-20-72698400
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Johnson Matthey: GBX 2,283.33
• High Price Target: GBX 2,400
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,100
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX (57.20)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.40
• P/E Growth: 49242.5
• Net Income: £98.34 million
• Net Margins: -0.76%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -4.66%
• Return on Assets: 3.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 69.69
• Current Ratio: 1.56
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £12.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: GBX 249.73 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.31
• Book Value: GBX 1,295.99 per share
• Price / Book: 1.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 167,885,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.90 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.94