Jonathan Myers Buys 145 Shares of PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jonathan Myers bought 145 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 17th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 103 per share, for a total transaction of £149.35.

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

• On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers purchased 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 107 per share, with a total value of £150.87.

PZ Cussons Price Performance

Shares of LON PZC traded down GBX 0.60 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting GBX 101.80. 9,975,354 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,713,636. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of £427.92 million, a PE ratio of -87.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 104.04 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 88.94. PZ Cussons plc has a 1-year low of GBX 65.09 and a 1-year high of GBX 114.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on PZC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 target price on shares of PZ Cussons in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PZ Cussons presently has a consensus 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.