Insider Buying: PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Purchases 40,000 Shares of Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider David Tyler purchased 40,000 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 17th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 103 per share, for a total transaction of £41,200.

PZ Cussons Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of PZ Cussons stock traded down GBX 2.40 during trading on Monday, reaching GBX 101.80. 835,772 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,669,908. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 103.76 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 88.72. The firm has a market capitalization of £427.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -87.01, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.84 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.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on PZC shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PZ Cussons has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 115.

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.