Alastair Judge Buys 12 Shares of Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Alastair Judge purchased 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,321 per share, with a total value of £278.52.

Johnson Matthey Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of JMAT stock opened at GBX 2,370 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £3.97 billion, a PE ratio of -35.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 1,131 and a 52-week high of GBX 2,382. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,122.24 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2,000.48. 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 (LON:JMAT) last posted 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%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,800 to GBX 2,100 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,100 to GBX 2,300 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,200 to GBX 2,420 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Berenberg Bank reduced their target price on Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,100 to GBX 2,050 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Panmure Gordon restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,370 price target on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 2,248.

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.