PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) Insider Sarah Pollard Buys 180 Shares

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) insider Sarah Pollard acquired 180 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 17th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 83 ($1.03) per share, with a total value of £149.40 ($185.98).

Sarah Pollard also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 22nd, Sarah Pollard sold 7,403 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 100 ($1.24), for a total transaction of £7,403 ($9,215.74).
• On Monday, February 19th, Sarah Pollard acquired 149 shares of PZ Cussons stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 100 ($1.24) per share, with a total value of £149 ($185.48).

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

LON PZC opened at GBX 88.30 ($1.10) on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 92.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 123.77. PZ Cussons plc has a 12-month low of GBX 81.50 ($1.01) and a 12-month high of GBX 205.67 ($2.56). The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 87.81. The company has a market capitalization of £378.56 million, a P/E ratio of -1,111.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.29.

PZ Cussons Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 4th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th were issued a dividend of GBX 1.50 ($0.02) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.17%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 7th. PZ Cussons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -6,250.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Barclays downgraded shares of PZ Cussons to an “equal weight” rating and set a GBX 111 ($1.38) price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, March 8th.

About PZ Cussons

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.