Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Stock: Insider Alastair Judge Acquires 10 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge purchased 10 shares of Johnson Matthey stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,471 per share, for a total transaction of £247.10.

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

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Alastair Judge acquired 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,193 per share, with a total value of £263.16.

Johnson Matthey Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of LON JMAT opened at GBX 2,498 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,300.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,124.59. The firm has a market cap of £3.15 billion, a PE ratio of -32.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.93. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 1 year low of GBX 2,192 and a 1 year high of GBX 3,245.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 69.69, a current ratio of 1.56 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JMAT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,330 price target on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,400 price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 2,283.33.

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.