PZ Cussons (PZC) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also provides refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, washing machines, microwaves, table and standing cookers, generators, stabilizers, TVs, DVDs, and home theatres. The company sells its products under the Cussons Kids, Rafferty's Garden, Cussons Baby, St.Tropez, Sanctuary Spa, Fudge Professional, Charles Worthington, Fudge Urban, Venus for You, Carex, Imperial Leather, Original Source, Premier Cool, Joy, Childs Farm, Haier Thermocool, Morning Fresh, Bayley's of Bond Street, Canoe, Zip, Robb, Radiant, Mamador, and Devon King's brand names. The company was formerly known as Paterson Zochonis Plc and changed its name to PZ Cussons Plc in 2002. PZ Cussons plc was incorporated in 1884 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 99.40 to 102.80
• 50-Day Range: 100.94 to 111.93
• 52-Week Range: 65.09 to 114
• Volume: 2.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.61 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £422.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.46
• Dividend Yield: 3.62%
• Price Target: GBX 115
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

PZ Cussons Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PZ Cussons scored higher than 57% 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: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

PZ Cussons has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

PZ Cussons has a consensus price target of GBX 115, representing about 14.8% upside from its current price of GBX 100.20.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PZ Cussons has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PZ Cussons is 21.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PZ Cussons is 21.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Staples sector average P/E ratio of about 13.36.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PZ Cussons has a PEG Ratio of 1.13. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PZ Cussons has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. 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 PZC.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

PZ Cussons is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.62%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

PZ Cussons does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PZ Cussons is 77.09%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

PZ Cussons has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Consumer Staples companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for PZ Cussons this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

6 insiders have purchased shares of PZ Cussons 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 £54,765.92 in company stock, which represents 0.0130% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, PZ Cussons insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £54,765.92 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.47% of the stock of PZ Cussons is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

23.06% of the stock of PZ Cussons is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/08/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Staples
• Industry: Household Products
• Sub-Industry: Household Products
• Current Symbol: LON:PZC
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.pzcussons.com
• Phone: +44-161-4351000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,644
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for PZ Cussons: GBX 115
• High Price Target: GBX 120
• Low Price Target: GBX 110
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 4.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.46
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.20
• P/E Growth: 1.13
• Net Income: -£57.30 million
• Net Margins: 3.66%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 8.44%
• Return on Assets: -4.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 38.34
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 1.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £541.40 million
• Price / Sales: 0.78
• Cash Flow: GBX 18.23 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.50
• Book Value: GBX 56.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.79

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 421,330,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £422.17 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.52