Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Insider Liam Condon Purchases 14 Shares of Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon acquired 14 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 £271.74.

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

• On Monday, February 23rd, Liam Condon bought 5,226 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,923 per share, for a total transaction of £100,495.98.
• On Wednesday, February 11th, Liam Condon acquired 10 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 2,342 per share, for a total transaction of £234.20.
• On Tuesday, January 13th, Liam Condon bought 10 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,321 per share, with a total value of £232.10.

Johnson Matthey Stock Down 0.8%

JMAT traded down GBX 16.50 on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,935.50. 125,237 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,350,122. Johnson Matthey PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,131 and a twelve month high of GBX 2,434. The company has a market cap of £3.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -29.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.01. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2,230.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 2,108.04.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Johnson Matthey from GBX 2,300 to GBX 2,400 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Berenberg Bank lowered 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 report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Panmure Gordon reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 2,370 price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus 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.