Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Insider Stephen Oxley Sells 19,554 Shares

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT - Get Free Report) insider Stephen Oxley sold 19,554 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 1,526 ($19.81), for a total transaction of £298,394.04 ($387,424.10).

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

• On Wednesday, August 21st, Stephen Oxley purchased 21 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,603 ($20.81) per share, for a total transaction of £336.63 ($437.07).

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

LON JMAT traded up GBX 11 ($0.14) during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting GBX 1,534 ($19.92). The company had a trading volume of 415,535 shares, compared to its average volume of 968,876. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.15, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.45. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,618.97, a PEG ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 1,428.50 ($18.55) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,917.07 ($24.89). The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 1,562.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,663.01.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 2,400 ($31.16) price objective on shares of Johnson Matthey in a research note on Monday, June 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 1,993.33 ($25.88).

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.