Insider Buying: PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Buys £2,732.10 in Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider David Tyler acquired 2,602 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 105 per share, for a total transaction of £2,732.10.

PZ Cussons Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of PZ Cussons stock opened at GBX 105.40 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of £443.05 million, a P/E ratio of -90.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 105.23 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 89.76. PZ Cussons plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 65.09 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 114.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PZC has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research note on Friday, August 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 115.

PZ Cussons Company Profile

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.