Key Points
- Insider buying: PZ Cussons insider Jonathan Myers purchased 145 shares at GBX 103 each, worth £149.35, following a 141-share purchase in July.
- Stock performance: Shares opened at GBX 101.80 and were down 0.6%, with a market capitalization of approximately £427.92 million.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a “Moderate Buy” consensus, with a GBX 115 average target price; JPMorgan rates the stock neutral, while Deutsche Bank maintains a buy rating.
PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Myers acquired 145 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 17th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 103 per share, with a total value of £149.35.
Jonathan Myers also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers bought 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 107 per share, with a total value of £150.87.
PZ Cussons Stock Down 0.6%
LON:PZC opened at GBX 101.80 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £427.92 million, a PE ratio of -87.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. PZ Cussons plc has a twelve month low of GBX 65.09 and a twelve month high of GBX 114. 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's 50 day moving average is GBX 104.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 89.15.
PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.44%. Analysts anticipate that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on PZC shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PZ Cussons has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 115.
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About PZ Cussons
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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.
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