Insider Buying: PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Insider Acquires £2,633.40 in Stock

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

PZ Cussons Price Performance

Shares of PZC opened at GBX 103.60 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £435.49 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -88.55, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. PZ Cussons plc has a 1-year low of GBX 65.09 and a 1-year high of GBX 114. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 105.41 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 90.36. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 38.34.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 120 price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Friday, August 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price 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 research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PZ Cussons has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.