Liam Condon Acquires 24 Shares of Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon bought 24 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 17th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,767 ($22.00) per share, with a total value of £424.08 ($527.92).

Johnson Matthey Stock Performance

LON JMAT opened at GBX 1,788 ($22.26) on Friday. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 1,428.50 ($17.78) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,984 ($24.70). The company has a market capitalization of £3.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,862.50, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 1,706.43 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 1,627.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.95, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on JMAT shares. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,100 ($26.14) target price on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. Berenberg Bank increased their target price on Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,650 ($20.54) to GBX 1,800 ($22.41) and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Finally, Numis Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,200 ($27.39) target price on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,010 ($25.02).

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.