Liam Condon Purchases 30 Shares of Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Liam Condon bought 30 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 1,200 ($15.88) per share, for a total transaction of £360 ($476.51).

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

• On Wednesday, March 19th, Liam Condon acquired 27 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1,445 ($19.13) per share, for a total transaction of £390.15 ($516.41).
• On Wednesday, January 22nd, Liam Condon purchased 30 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,362 ($18.03) per share, with a total value of £408.60 ($540.83).

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

LON:JMAT traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during midday trading on Thursday, hitting GBX 1,202 ($15.91). 351,550 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,281,969. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 1,369.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 1,411.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 62.73. The company has a market capitalization of £2.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.43, a P/E/G ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. Johnson Matthey PLC has a one year low of GBX 1,131 ($14.97) and a one year high of GBX 1,917.07 ($25.37).

Johnson Matthey Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 16th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th were paid a GBX 32 ($0.42) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 1.88%. This is a boost from Johnson Matthey’s previous dividend of $22.00. Johnson Matthey’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 130.84%.

About Johnson Matthey

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.