Key Points
- Insider sale: PZ Cussons insider Jonathan Myers sold 430,402 shares at GBX 98 each, generating proceeds of approximately £421,794.
- Stock performance: PZ Cussons shares opened at GBX 99.50, with a market capitalization of £419.22 million. The stock has traded between GBX 65.09 and GBX 114 over the past year.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts maintain a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating with an average price target of GBX 115; recent targets range from GBX 110 to GBX 120.
PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Myers sold 430,402 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 98, for a total transaction of £421,793.96.
Jonathan Myers also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, September 17th, Jonathan Myers bought 154 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 97 per share, with a total value of £149.38.
- On Monday, August 17th, Jonathan Myers purchased 145 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 103 per share, for a total transaction of £149.35.
- On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers purchased 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 107 per share, for a total transaction of £150.87.
PZ Cussons Stock Performance
Shares of PZC opened at GBX 99.50 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £419.22 million, a P/E ratio of 21.31, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 1.36. PZ Cussons plc has a one year low of GBX 65.09 and a one year high of GBX 114. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 102.97 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 92.86.
PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 earnings per share for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a return on equity of 8.44% and a net margin of 3.66%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on PZC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 120 target price on shares of PZ Cussons in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 115.
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PZ Cussons Company Profile
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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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