PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Purchases £149.38 in Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jonathan Myers purchased 154 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 97 per share, with a total value of £149.38.

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

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

PZ Cussons Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of LON:PZC opened at GBX 96.70 on Monday. PZ Cussons plc has a 52-week low of GBX 65.09 and a 52-week high of GBX 114. The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 103.91 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 91.89. The firm has a market capitalization of £407.43 million, a PE ratio of 20.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.84.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PZC has been the subject of several research reports. 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 note on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 price objective on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 115.

PZ Cussons Company Profile

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.