Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Alastair Judge Purchases 12 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge acquired 12 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,941 per share, with a total value of £232.92.

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

• On Wednesday, February 11th, Alastair Judge bought 10 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 2,342 per share, for a total transaction of £234.20.
• On Tuesday, January 13th, Alastair Judge bought 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,321 per share, with a total value of £278.52.

Johnson Matthey Trading Down 0.5%

LON JMAT opened at GBX 1,943 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of £3.26 billion, a P/E ratio of -29.48, a P/E/G ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.96. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,226.58 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 2,106.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.01, a current ratio of 1.65 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Johnson Matthey PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,131 and a one year high of GBX 2,434.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently weighed in on JMAT shares. Panmure Gordon reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,370 price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased 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 research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Berenberg Bank decreased 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 note on Tuesday, November 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Johnson Matthey currently has an average 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.