Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Buys £247.10 in Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge acquired 10 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,471 per share, for a total transaction of £247.10.

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

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Alastair Judge bought 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,193 per share, with a total value of £263.16.

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

LON JMAT opened at GBX 2,516.30 on Friday. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 2,192 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,245.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.69. The stock has a market cap of £3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.93. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,320.52 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,135.42.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,400 price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,330 target price on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,283.33.

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.