Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Insider Liam Condon Buys 18 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon purchased 18 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,384 ($18.58) per share, with a total value of £249.12 ($334.39).

Liam Condon also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, April 16th, Liam Condon acquired 30 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,200 ($16.11) per share, with a total value of £360 ($483.22).
• On Wednesday, March 19th, Liam Condon acquired 27 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,445 ($19.40) per share, with a total value of £390.15 ($523.69).

Johnson Matthey Trading Up 29.0%

JMAT opened at GBX 1,792.32 ($24.06) on Friday. Johnson Matthey PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,131 ($15.18) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,888 ($25.34). The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 1,302.20 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 1,375.09. The stock has a market cap of £3.00 billion, a PE ratio of 30.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 22nd. The company reported GBX 149.20 ($2.00) earnings per share for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a net margin of 0.84% and a return on equity of 4.49%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Matthey Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were given a dividend of GBX 32 ($0.43) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. This is a boost from Johnson Matthey’s previous dividend of $22.00. This represents a dividend yield of 1.88%. Johnson Matthey’s dividend payout ratio is 130.84%.

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.