Key Points
- Insider transaction: Jonathan Myers bought 151 PZ Cussons shares at GBX 99 each, spending £149.49. This follows a September sale of 430,402 shares and smaller purchases in August and September.
- Stock performance: PZ Cussons shares opened at GBX 96.70, with a market capitalization of approximately £406.89 million. The stock has traded between GBX 65.09 and GBX 114 over the past year.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts have a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and an average price target of GBX 115; Deutsche Bank maintains a “Buy” rating with a GBX 120 target.
PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) insider Jonathan Myers acquired 151 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 19th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 99 per share, for a total transaction of £149.49.
Jonathan Myers also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 28th, Jonathan Myers sold 430,402 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 98, for a total transaction of £421,793.96.
- On Thursday, September 17th, Jonathan Myers bought 154 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 97 per share, for a total transaction of £149.38.
- On Monday, August 17th, Jonathan Myers acquired 145 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 103 per share, for a total transaction of £149.35.
PZ Cussons Stock Performance
Shares of PZ Cussons stock opened at GBX 96.70 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. The firm has a market cap of £406.89 million, a PE ratio of 20.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 99.50 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 94.93. PZ Cussons plc has a 52 week low of GBX 65.09 and a 52 week high of GBX 114.
PZ Cussons (LON:PZC - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 earnings per share for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.44%. Equities analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.91 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, PZ Cussons currently 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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