Insider Buying: PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) Insider Acquires £149.40 in Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Sarah Pollard purchased 180 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 83 ($1.03) per share, with a total value of £149.40 ($185.98).

Sarah Pollard also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 22nd, Sarah Pollard sold 7,403 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 100 ($1.24), for a total value of £7,403 ($9,215.74).
• On Monday, February 19th, Sarah Pollard bought 149 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 100 ($1.24) per share, with a total value of £149 ($185.48).

PZ Cussons Price Performance

Shares of LON:PZC opened at GBX 89 ($1.11) on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of £381.56 million, a PE ratio of -1,128.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.81, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.57. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 92.61 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 123.22. PZ Cussons plc has a one year low of GBX 81.50 ($1.01) and a one year high of GBX 205.67 ($2.56).

PZ Cussons Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of GBX 1.50 ($0.02) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. PZ Cussons’s dividend payout ratio is -6,250.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barclays cut shares of PZ Cussons to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 111 ($1.38) price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, March 8th.

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.