Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Insider Liam Condon Buys 27 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon bought 27 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1,505 ($19.65) per share, with a total value of £406.35 ($530.62).

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

• On Wednesday, September 18th, Liam Condon purchased 21 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,598 ($20.87) per share, for a total transaction of £335.58 ($438.21).

Johnson Matthey Stock Performance

Shares of JMAT traded up GBX 11.21 ($0.15) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 1,513.21 ($19.76). 501,090 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 973,779. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,565.12 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 1,669.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.15, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Johnson Matthey PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,428.50 ($18.65) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,917.07 ($25.03). The company has a market capitalization of £2.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,589.66, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,400 ($31.34) price target on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Monday, June 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Johnson Matthey presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 1,993.33 ($26.03).

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.