PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Buys £2,633.40 in Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jitesh Himatlal Sodha bought 2,508 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 105 per share, with a total value of £2,633.40.

PZ Cussons Stock Down 1.3%

PZ Cussons stock opened at GBX 103.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £435.49 million, a PE ratio of -88.55, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. PZ Cussons plc has a 12-month low of GBX 65.09 and a 12-month high of GBX 114. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 105.41 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 90.36. 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 (LON:PZC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 EPS for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a net margin of 3.66% and a return on equity of 8.44%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.