PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) Insider Sarah Pollard Purchases 109 Shares of Stock

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Sarah Pollard purchased 109 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 17th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 137 ($1.71) per share, with a total value of £149.33 ($186.83).

PZ Cussons Price Performance

PZC stock opened at GBX 136.60 ($1.71) on Tuesday. PZ Cussons plc has a 52-week low of GBX 124.40 ($1.56) and a 52-week high of GBX 223 ($2.79). The stock has a market capitalization of £585.63 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,517.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.59. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 141.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 161.83.

PZ Cussons Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 30th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 2nd will be issued a GBX 3.73 ($0.05) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 2nd. This represents a yield of 2.33%. This is a boost from PZ Cussons’s previous dividend of $2.67. PZ Cussons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 6,666.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

PZC has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and set a GBX 182 ($2.28) price target on shares of PZ Cussons in a research report on Thursday, September 7th. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of PZ Cussons in a report on Tuesday, September 26th.

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.