PZ Cussons (LON:PZC) Sets New 52-Week Low – Time to Sell?

PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock 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 Price Performance

The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 94.12 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 100.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 75.98, a quick ratio of 1.36 and a current ratio of 1.18. The firm has a market cap of £343.14 million, a P/E ratio of -584.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.26.

PZ Cussons Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jonathan Myers sold 69,429 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 90 ($1.17), for a total transaction of £62,486.10 ($81,035.01). Insiders own 43.74% of the company’s stock.

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.