Key Points
- Insider purchase: PZ Cussons insider Vivek Ahuja bought 2,508 shares at GBX 105 each, spending £2,633.40.
- Stock performance: Shares opened at GBX 104, near the 50-day average of GBX 105.48, with a market capitalization of approximately £437.17 million.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts have a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of GBX 115, compared with the current share price near GBX 104.
PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Vivek Ahuja bought 2,508 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £2,633.40.
PZ Cussons Stock Down 0.4%
Shares of PZ Cussons stock opened at GBX 104 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 105.48 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 89.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. PZ Cussons plc has a twelve month low of GBX 65.09 and a twelve month high of GBX 114. The stock has a market cap of £437.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -88.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53.
PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 EPS for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a return on equity of 8.44% and a net margin of 3.66%. Equities research analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
PZC has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 115.
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More PZ Cussons News
Here are the key news stories impacting PZ Cussons this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Valeria Juarez, Jitesh Himatlal Sodha, Kirsty Bashforth and Vivek Ahuja each bought 2,508 PZ Cussons shares for about £2,633.40, while David A. Tyler purchased 2,602 shares for £2,732.10. The coordinated insider buying may provide support for the stock by indicating alignment with shareholders and confidence in the company’s prospects. PZ Cussons insider transactions
- Neutral Sentiment: The purchases were relatively small individually and occurred at the same price, so they may reflect a routine director or employee share-purchase arrangement rather than a major discretionary investment. Their impact on PZ Cussons’ valuation is therefore likely limited.
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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