Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Purchases £243.30 in Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge bought 10 shares of Johnson Matthey stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,433 per share, with a total value of £243.30.

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

• On Monday, October 12th, Alastair Judge bought 10 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,471 per share, for a total transaction of £247.10.

Johnson Matthey Stock Performance

LON:JMAT opened at GBX 2,391.92 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.69. Johnson Matthey PLC has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,192 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,245.33. The stock has a market cap of £2.97 billion, a PE ratio of -31.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,391.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,156.50.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on JMAT. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,300 to GBX 2,550 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,770 target price on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Johnson Matthey currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 2,458.

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.