Valeria Juarez Purchases 2,508 Shares of PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock

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

PZ Cussons Price Performance

Shares of PZC stock opened at GBX 105.40 on Tuesday. PZ Cussons plc has a twelve month low of GBX 65.09 and a twelve month high of GBX 114. The company has a market capitalization of £443.05 million, a PE ratio of -90.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 105.23 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 89.76.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on PZC shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 target price on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.