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

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Kirsty Bashforth purchased 2,508 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £2,633.40.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

Shares of PZC stock opened at GBX 103.60 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 105.41 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 90.36. The stock has a market capitalization of £435.49 million, a P/E 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 company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last released its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target 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 reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 120 price objective on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Friday, August 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PZ Cussons presently 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.