Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Alastair Judge Purchases 10 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge bought 10 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 11th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,342 per share, for a total transaction of £234.20.

Alastair Judge also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, January 13th, Alastair Judge purchased 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,321 per share, with a total value of £278.52.

Johnson Matthey Stock Performance

LON:JMAT opened at GBX 2,345 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,242.69 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,070.92. The firm has a market cap of £3.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -35.58, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.45. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 1,131 and a 52-week high of GBX 2,434.

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 20th. The company reported GBX 51.20 EPS for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a return on equity of 4.49% and a net margin of 0.84%. Research analysts predict that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

JMAT has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,300 to GBX 2,400 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Berenberg Bank reduced their price target on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,100 to GBX 2,050 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,800 to GBX 2,100 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,370 price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,268.

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. Today more than 13,000 Johnson Matthey professionals collaborate with their network of customers and partners to make a real difference to the world around us.