Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Plans Dividend of GBX 22

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) announced a dividend on Wednesday, November 27th,Upcoming Dividends.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share on Tuesday, February 4th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. The official announcement can be viewed at this link.

Johnson Matthey Trading Down 8.9 %

LON JMAT traded down GBX 132.31 ($1.66) during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching GBX 1,360.69 ($17.10). The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,484,533 shares, compared to its average volume of 932,160. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1,520.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 1,616.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.15, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76. Johnson Matthey has a 52 week low of GBX 1,350 ($16.97) and a 52 week high of GBX 1,917.07 ($24.10). The stock has a market cap of £2.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,361.47, a P/E/G ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Stephen Oxley acquired 24 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,504 ($18.91) per share, with a total value of £360.96 ($453.75). Also, insider Liam Condon bought 27 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 16th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,505 ($18.92) per share, with a total value of £406.35 ($510.81). Over the last 90 days, insiders acquired 72 shares of company stock valued at $110,289. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Johnson Matthey Company Profile

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.