Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Acquires £247.10 in Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge bought 10 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,471 per share, with a total value of £247.10.

Alastair Judge also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Alastair Judge purchased 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,193 per share, for a total transaction of £263.16.

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

Johnson Matthey stock opened at GBX 2,498 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -32.75, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.93. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 2,192 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,245.33. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2,300.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,124.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.69, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.56.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JMAT has been the topic of a number of research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,400 target price on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,330 price target on shares of Johnson Matthey in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Johnson Matthey currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,283.33.

Johnson Matthey Company Profile

Johnson Matthey is a global leader in science that enables a cleaner and healthier world. With over 200 years of sustained commitment to innovation and technological breakthroughs, they improve the function, performance and safety of their customers’ products. Their science has a global impact in areas such as low emission transport, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing and making the most efficient use of the planet’s natural resources. Today more than 13,000 Johnson Matthey professionals collaborate with their network of customers and partners to make a real difference to the world around us.