PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Jonathan Myers Purchases 151 Shares of Company Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jonathan Myers acquired 151 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 19th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 99 per share, with a total value of £149.49.

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

• On Monday, September 28th, Jonathan Myers sold 430,402 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 98, for a total value of £421,793.96.
• On Thursday, September 17th, Jonathan Myers acquired 154 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 97 per share, for a total transaction of £149.38.
• On Monday, August 17th, Jonathan Myers acquired 145 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 103 per share, with a total value of £149.35.

PZ Cussons Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of LON:PZC traded down GBX 0.50 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 96.70. 610,417 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,465,248. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 99.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 94.81. The stock has a market capitalization of £406.89 million, a PE ratio of 20.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.52. PZ Cussons plc has a one year low of GBX 65.09 and a one year high of GBX 114.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported GBX 4.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a return on equity of 8.44% and a net margin of 3.66%. As a group, research analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 120 target price 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 issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PZ Cussons currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.