Insider Buying: Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Insider Purchases 30 Shares of Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon purchased 30 shares of Johnson Matthey stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 1,200 ($15.96) per share, for a total transaction of £360 ($478.66).

Liam Condon also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, March 19th, Liam Condon bought 27 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,445 ($19.21) per share, for a total transaction of £390.15 ($518.75).
• On Wednesday, January 22nd, Liam Condon purchased 30 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1,362 ($18.11) per share, with a total value of £408.60 ($543.28).

Johnson Matthey Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of LON:JMAT opened at GBX 1,202 ($15.98) on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £2.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.43, a P/E/G ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,359.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,406.82. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 52-week low of GBX 1,131 ($15.04) and a 52-week high of GBX 1,917.07 ($25.49). The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73.

Johnson Matthey Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a dividend of GBX 32 ($0.43) per share. This is a boost from Johnson Matthey’s previous dividend of $22.00. This represents a dividend yield of 1.88%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, April 10th. Johnson Matthey’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 130.84%.

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.