Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Alastair Judge Acquires 12 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge bought 12 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,321 per share, for a total transaction of £278.52.

Johnson Matthey Trading Up 0.3%

Johnson Matthey stock traded up GBX 6.30 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching GBX 2,356.30. The stock had a trading volume of 134,417 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,432,008. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 2,112.76 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 1,995.33. Johnson Matthey PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,131 and a twelve month high of GBX 2,382. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.45. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.95 billion, a PE ratio of -35.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 51.20 EPS for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a return on equity of 4.49% and a net margin of 0.84%. Analysts expect that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,370 price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,100 to GBX 2,300 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,800 to GBX 2,100 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,200 to GBX 2,420 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,100 to GBX 2,050 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Johnson Matthey presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,248.

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.