Valeria Juarez Purchases 2,508 Shares of PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Valeria Juarez acquired 2,508 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £2,633.40.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

Shares of PZC opened at GBX 105.40 on Tuesday. PZ Cussons plc has a 12-month low of GBX 65.09 and a 12-month high of GBX 114. The stock has a market cap of £443.05 million, a P/E ratio of -90.09, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 105.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 89.76.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 earnings per share 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.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently weighed in on PZC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 target price on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.