Liam Condon Buys 10 Shares of Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon bought 10 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 12th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,165 per share, with a total value of £216.50.

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

• On Friday, October 10th, Liam Condon purchased 12 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,079 per share, for a total transaction of £249.48.

Johnson Matthey Stock Performance

Shares of JMAT stock opened at GBX 2,176 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £3.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.30, a P/E/G ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,045.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,824.97. Johnson Matthey PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,131 and a one year high of GBX 2,198.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on JMAT shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their target price on shares of Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,100 to GBX 2,300 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,800 to GBX 2,100 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,950 to GBX 2,100 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,200 to GBX 2,420 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Johnson Matthey has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 2,230.

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.