PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Sets New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 80.20 ($1.04) and last traded at GBX 81.40 ($1.06), with a volume of 916820 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 86.20 ($1.12).

PZ Cussons Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £341.46 million, a PE ratio of -615.71, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.26. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 94.94 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 100.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.98, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.18.

PZ Cussons Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a GBX 2.10 ($0.03) dividend. This represents a yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 31st. This is a boost from PZ Cussons’s previous dividend of $1.50. PZ Cussons’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -2,857.14%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jonathan Myers sold 69,429 shares of PZ Cussons stock in a transaction on Monday, September 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 90 ($1.17), for a total value of £62,486.10 ($81,035.01). 43.74% 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.