Liam Condon Acquires 27 Shares of Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report) insider Liam Condon bought 27 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1,505 ($19.65) per share, with a total value of £406.35 ($530.62).

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

• On Wednesday, September 18th, Liam Condon acquired 21 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 1,598 ($20.87) per share, with a total value of £335.58 ($438.21).

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

JMAT stock traded up GBX 8 ($0.10) during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 1,510 ($19.72). 401,966 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 973,779. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,563.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 1,667.28. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 1,428.50 ($18.65) and a 1-year high of GBX 1,917.07 ($25.03). The company has a market cap of £2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,603.45, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.15.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,400 ($31.34) target price on shares of Johnson Matthey in a report on Monday, June 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,993.33 ($26.03).

About Johnson Matthey

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.