Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Alastair Judge Acquires 10 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge acquired 10 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,158 per share, with a total value of £215.80.

Alastair Judge also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 15th, Alastair Judge acquired 14 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,022 per share, with a total value of £283.08.
• On Wednesday, March 11th, Alastair Judge bought 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,941 per share, for a total transaction of £232.92.

Johnson Matthey Trading Up 0.5%

Johnson Matthey stock traded up GBX 10 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 2,156. The stock had a trading volume of 254,202 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,456,882. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 1,980.49 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 2,107.03. Johnson Matthey PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,346 and a twelve month high of GBX 2,434. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.01, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.65. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.61 billion, a PE ratio of -32.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.91.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JMAT has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank reduced their price objective on Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,250 to GBX 2,100 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,922 to GBX 2,120 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 7th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,222.

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. Today more than 13,000 Johnson Matthey professionals collaborate with their network of customers and partners to make a real difference to the world around us.