PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock Price Passes Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Shares of PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 76.93 and traded as low as GBX 75.90. PZ Cussons shares last traded at GBX 76.80, with a volume of 751,395 shares traded.

PZ Cussons Stock Up 0.8%

The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 79.78 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 76.91. The stock has a market cap of £322.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -65.64, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.93, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 0.96.

PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The company reported GBX 4.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. PZ Cussons had a negative net margin of 0.92% and a negative return on equity of 2.16%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that PZ Cussons plc will post 13.9099999 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider David A. Tyler purchased 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 3rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 80 per share, with a total value of £40,000. Also, insider Vivek Ahuja purchased 20,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 91 per share, for a total transaction of £18,200. Insiders purchased a total of 95,167 shares of company stock worth $8,110,030 in the last three months. 15.49% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About PZ Cussons

PZ Cussons plc manufactures, distributes, markets, and sells baby, beauty, and hygiene products in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. The company offers toiletries, pharmaceuticals, electrical goods, edible oils, fats and spreads, nutritional products, shampoos, body washes, toothpastes, toothbrushes, skin and hair care products, food pouches, cereals, snacks, flavors, and fragrances; beauty soaps, lotions, wipes, creams, shower gels, foam-bursts, bar soaps, deodorants, bath infusions, handwashes, and conditioners; ointments; dishwashing liquids, dishwasher tablets, dishwasher gels, dishwasher capsules, rinse aids, liquid detergents, laundry soaps, and laundry solutions; and cooking and vegetable oils.