Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Insider Purchases £249.12 in Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon purchased 18 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,384 ($18.74) per share, for a total transaction of £249.12 ($337.24).

Liam Condon also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 16th, Liam Condon acquired 30 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,200 ($16.24) per share, with a total value of £360 ($487.34).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Liam Condon bought 27 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,445 ($19.56) per share, for a total transaction of £390.15 ($528.16).

Johnson Matthey Trading Down 4.7%

LON JMAT opened at GBX 1,730 ($23.42) on Friday. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 1,131 ($15.31) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,888 ($25.56). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.45. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 1,307.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,376.55. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.40, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 149.20 ($2.02) EPS for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a net margin of 0.84% and a return on equity of 4.49%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Johnson Matthey Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a dividend of GBX 32 ($0.43) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Johnson Matthey’s previous dividend of $22.00. This represents a yield of 1.88%. Johnson Matthey’s payout ratio is 130.84%.

Johnson Matthey Company Profile

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.