Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Sets New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 1,897 ($25.46) and last traded at GBX 1,891 ($25.38), with a volume of 81240 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1,875 ($25.17).

Johnson Matthey Trading Up 0.4%

The company has a market cap of £3.15 billion, a PE ratio of 32.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,699.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,473.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73.

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

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.