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

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Vivek Ahuja bought 2,508 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 105 per share, with a total value of £2,633.40.

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

PZ Cussons stock opened at GBX 103.60 on Friday. 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 company 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. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 105.41 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 90.36. PZ Cussons plc has a twelve month low of GBX 65.09 and a twelve month high of GBX 114.

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%. On average, equities research analysts predict that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on PZC. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 115.

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.