PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Shares Pass Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 74.49 and traded as low as GBX 74. PZ Cussons shares last traded at GBX 74.50, with a volume of 281,682 shares.

PZ Cussons Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 73.75, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.36. The firm has a market capitalization of £314.42 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -54.20, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.26. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 75.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 74.41.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 17th. The company reported GBX 7.34 earnings per share for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a negative net margin of 10.80% and a negative return on equity of 21.80%. On average, research analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PZ Cussons news, insider Sarah Pollard sold 33,662 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 78, for a total value of £26,256.36. Company insiders own 15.48% of the company’s stock.

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.