PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Stock Price Up 14.9% – Should You Buy?

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) shot up 14.9% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 105.80 and last traded at GBX 105. 5,672,690 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 228% from the average daily volume of 1,730,896 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 91.40.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on PZ Cussons from GBX 100 to GBX 110 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of GBX 110.

PZ Cussons Trading Down 3.5%

The stock has a market cap of £434.65 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -88.38, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.53. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 83.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 79.20. The company has a quick ratio of 1.36, a current ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 67.93.

PZ Cussons Company Profile

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.