PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 74.87 and traded as high as GBX 86.70. PZ Cussons shares last traded at GBX 82.70, with a volume of 678,825 shares.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

The stock has a market cap of £342.62 million, a P/E ratio of -59.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.26. 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 stock’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 76.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 74.96.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 4.37 EPS for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a negative net margin of 10.80% and a negative return on equity of 21.80%. As a group, research analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at PZ Cussons

In other news, insider Vivek Ahuja bought 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 91 per share, with a total value of £18,200. Also, insider David A. Tyler bought 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 91 per share, for a total transaction of £22,750. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 45,591 shares of company stock valued at $4,140,134. 15.48% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About PZ Cussons

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.