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Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT) Given Buy Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

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Johnson Matthey (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reissued by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a report released on Tuesday, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have a GBX 1,800 ($22.84) price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group's price target suggests a potential upside of 30.62% from the company's previous close.

Separately, Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on Johnson Matthey from GBX 1,650 ($20.93) to GBX 1,500 ($19.03) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, November 28th.

View Our Latest Analysis on Johnson Matthey

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

Shares of JMAT stock traded down GBX 19 ($0.24) during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 1,378 ($17.48). The stock had a trading volume of 2,719,798 shares, compared to its average volume of 949,586. The stock's 50-day moving average price is GBX 1,477.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 1,574.53. Johnson Matthey has a one year low of GBX 1,318 ($16.72) and a one year high of GBX 1,917.07 ($24.32). The stock has a market capitalization of £2.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,375.86, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.15, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Insider Activity

In other Johnson Matthey news, insider Liam Condon bought 21 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1,598 ($20.27) per share, with a total value of £335.58 ($425.75). Also, insider Stephen Oxley purchased 24 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,504 ($19.08) per share, with a total value of £360.96 ($457.95). In the last 90 days, insiders have purchased 7,479 shares of company stock valued at $10,057,890. 0.61% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Johnson Matthey

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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.

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