Johnson Matthey (JMPLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Johnson Matthey plc is a UK-based specialty chemicals and sustainable technologies company with a history dating back to 1817. As a public limited company headquartered in London, it has built a global reputation for expertise in platinum group metals (PGMs) and advanced catalytic materials. The company has evolved from its origins in precious metals refining into diversified segments focused on environmental and energy solutions.

The company’s principal business activities encompass the development and manufacture of emission control catalysts for the automotive and industrial sectors, alongside process technologies for chemical production and refining. Its product range includes three-way catalysts, diesel particulate filters and selective catalytic reduction systems designed to reduce harmful exhaust emissions. In recent years, Johnson Matthey has expanded into battery chemicals and hydrogen technologies to support the shift towards low-carbon energy sources.

Johnson Matthey serves customers across the Americas, Europe, Asia and other regions, operating research facilities and manufacturing sites around the world. Its global footprint enables collaboration with major automotive OEMs, chemical producers and energy companies, while its R&D centers focus on innovations in materials science, clean fuel processes and sustainable manufacturing practices. The company’s expertise in PGMs is complemented by investments in circular economy initiatives to improve metal recovery and recycling.

The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Robert MacLeod, who took the helm in 2022, and is overseen by a board of directors committed to driving sustainable growth. Under this leadership, Johnson Matthey continues to align its strategic priorities with global decarbonization goals, leveraging its core competencies in catalysis and material technologies to address environmental challenges and support the transition to a net-zero economy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.25 to $66.25
• 50-Day Range: $50.51 to $63.49
• 52-Week Range: $47.08 to $65.70
• Volume: 232 shs
• Average Volume: 2,228 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.57 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.39%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Johnson Matthey Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Johnson Matthey scored higher than 63% 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: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Johnson Matthey has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Johnson Matthey has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 26.12%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Johnson Matthey are expected to grow by 26.12% in the coming year, from $4.02 to $5.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Johnson Matthey has a PEG Ratio of 0.84. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Johnson Matthey has a P/B Ratio of 1.97. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Johnson Matthey has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Johnson Matthey has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Johnson Matthey has recently increased by 138.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Johnson Matthey is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.71%, 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.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Johnson Matthey will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.40% next year. This indicates that Johnson Matthey will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Johnson Matthey has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Johnson Matthey this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Johnson Matthey insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Johnson Matthey has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 8/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:JMPLY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.matthey.com
• Phone: 44-20-7269-8400
• Fax: 44-20-7300-0000
• Employees: 10,037
• Year Founded: 1817

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.73
• P/E Growth: 0.84
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.66
• Current Ratio: 1.56
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $16.85 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.32
• Cash Flow: $7.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.76
• Book Value: $32.16 per share
• Price / Book: 1.97

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 84,028,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.31 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.15