Insider Buying: PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Purchases 2,508 Shares of Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Jitesh Himatlal Sodha purchased 2,508 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £2,633.40.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

Shares of PZ Cussons stock opened at GBX 105.40 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. PZ Cussons plc has a twelve month low of GBX 65.09 and a twelve month high of GBX 114. The stock has a market cap of £443.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -90.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 105.23 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 89.76.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

PZC has been the subject of several recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, PZ Cussons has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.