PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Sells £421,793.96 in Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jonathan Myers sold 430,402 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 98, for a total transaction of £421,793.96.

Jonathan Myers also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 17th, Jonathan Myers purchased 154 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 97 per share, with a total value 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, with a total value of £149.35.
• On Friday, July 17th, Jonathan Myers acquired 141 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 107 per share, for a total transaction of £150.87.

PZ Cussons Stock Down 3.1%

LON PZC opened at GBX 95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £400.26 million, a P/E ratio of 20.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.84. PZ Cussons plc has a 52 week low of GBX 65.09 and a 52 week high of GBX 114. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 102.58 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 93.17.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 EPS for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a return on equity of 8.44% and a net margin of 3.66%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on PZC. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 120 price objective on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, PZ Cussons presently 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.