PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 90.81 and traded as high as GBX 104.02. PZ Cussons shares last traded at GBX 103, with a volume of 417,917 shares.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped 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 objective on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 115.

PZ Cussons Stock Down 2.4%

The firm has a market cap of £424.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -86.27, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 105.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 90.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 1.36.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last issued its quarterly 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, sell-side analysts forecast that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other PZ Cussons news, insider Kirsty Bashforth acquired 2,508 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 105 per share, with a total value of £2,633.40. Also, insider Vivek Ahuja purchased 2,508 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £2,633.40. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 52,920 shares of company stock valued at $5,476,592. 15.50% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.