Insider Selling: PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Sells 430,402 Shares of Company Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jonathan Myers sold 430,402 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 98, for a total transaction of £421,793.96.

Jonathan Myers also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 17th, Jonathan Myers purchased 154 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 97 per share, for a total transaction of £149.38.
• On Monday, August 17th, Jonathan Myers acquired 145 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 103 per share, with a total value of £149.35.
• On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers bought 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 107 per share, for a total transaction of £150.87.

PZ Cussons Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of PZC traded up GBX 1.40 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 99.50. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 467,857 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,540,585. The firm has a market cap of £419.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. PZ Cussons plc has a 1-year low of GBX 65.09 and a 1-year high of GBX 114. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 103.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 92.70.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 EPS for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.44%. As a group, research analysts predict that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, PZ Cussons currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 115.

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.