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

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Sarah Pollard purchased 180 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 17th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 83 ($1.03) per share, for a total transaction 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 purchased 149 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 100 ($1.24) per share, with a total value of £149 ($185.48).

PZ Cussons Stock Up 0.1 %

LON:PZC opened at GBX 88.30 ($1.10) on Friday. PZ Cussons plc has a 52 week low of GBX 81.50 ($1.01) and a 52 week high of GBX 205.67 ($2.56). The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.81. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 92.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 123.77. The stock has a market capitalization of £378.56 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,111.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.29.

PZ Cussons Cuts Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barclays cut shares of PZ Cussons to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 111 ($1.38) target price 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.