Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Insider Stephen Oxley Purchases 27 Shares of Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Stephen Oxley bought 27 shares of Johnson Matthey stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,451 ($18.39) per share, with a total value of £391.77 ($496.41).

Stephen Oxley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 27th, Stephen Oxley purchased 7,407 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,343 ($17.02) per share, with a total value of £99,476.01 ($126,046.64).

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

Shares of Johnson Matthey stock opened at GBX 1,449.05 ($18.36) on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73. Johnson Matthey PLC has a twelve month low of GBX 1,295.54 ($16.42) and a twelve month high of GBX 1,917.07 ($24.29). The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,382.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,481.39. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 57.40 ($0.73) EPS for the quarter. Johnson Matthey had a return on equity of 4.49% and a net margin of 0.84%. Analysts forecast that Johnson Matthey PLC will post 173.4112903 EPS for the current year.

Johnson Matthey Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. Johnson Matthey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 130.84%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

JMAT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Berenberg Bank decreased their price objective on Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,650 ($20.91) to GBX 1,500 ($19.01) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 28th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 1,800 ($22.81) price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a report on Tuesday, December 17th.

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.