PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) had its target price lowered by Investec from GBX 327 ($4.66) to GBX 312 ($4.45) in a report published on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Shares of PZ Cussons plc (LON:PZC) traded up 2.49% during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 255.50. 336,064 shares of the stock were exchanged. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 276.20 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 305.84. PZ Cussons plc has a 52-week low of GBX 246.60 and a 52-week high of GBX 376.90. The stock’s market cap is GBX 1.07 billion.

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 18th will be paid a dividend of GBX 2.61 ($0.04) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.05%.

PZC has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Canaccord Genuity reissued a buy rating and issued a GBX 345 ($4.92) target price on shares of PZ Cussons plc in a research report on Friday, January 22nd. HSBC reissued a hold rating and issued a GBX 325 ($4.63) target price on shares of PZ Cussons plc in a research report on Thursday, January 7th. Goldman Sachs decreased their target price on PZ Cussons plc from GBX 360 ($5.13) to GBX 350 ($4.99) and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 11th. Finally, Numis Securities Ltd reissued a hold rating and issued a GBX 282 ($4.02) target price on shares of PZ Cussons plc in a research report on Friday, December 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. PZ Cussons plc currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of GBX 311.29 ($4.43).

In other news, insider Harvey,Richard J purchased 4,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 290 ($4.13) per share, for a total transaction of £12,470 ($17,766.06).

PZ Cussons Plc is a United Kingdom-based consumer products company. The Company’s personal care products include bar soap, liquid hand wash, shower gel, skincare and hair care. The Company’s home care consists of fabric care, which includes products, such as laundry soap and branded bulk and packaged washing powder, and dish care, which includes its Morning Fresh brand. The Company’s food and nutrition consists of cooking ingredients, which include a food business in Greece that sells oils, as well as spreads, vinegars and cheeses; dairy products, which include powdered, evaporated and ultra-high temperature (LON:PZC) dairy-based products, and baby food, which includes products that are made from natural ingredients. Its electrical products consist of refrigerators, freezers and air conditioners for the African market. The Company’s laundry and toilet soaps are manufactured at its bar soap facility at Aba in East Nigeria. It has operations in Africa, Europe and Asia.

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