Stephen Oxley Acquires 7,407 Shares of Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) Stock

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) insider Stephen Oxley acquired 7,407 shares of Johnson Matthey stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1,343 ($16.88) per share, with a total value of £99,476.01 ($125,048.41).

Stephen Oxley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 20th, Stephen Oxley purchased 24 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 1,504 ($18.91) per share, for a total transaction of £360.96 ($453.75).
• On Friday, October 18th, Stephen Oxley sold 19,554 shares of Johnson Matthey stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 1,526 ($19.18), for a total transaction of £298,394.04 ($375,102.50).

Johnson Matthey Price Performance

LON JMAT traded down GBX 175 ($2.20) on Wednesday, reaching GBX 1,318 ($16.57). 1,926,934 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 934,067. The stock has a market cap of £2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 2,361.47, a P/E/G ratio of 49,242.50 and a beta of 0.95. Johnson Matthey PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 1,318 ($16.57) and a 12 month high of GBX 1,917.07 ($24.10). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.15, a current ratio of 1.45 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 1,520.43 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 1,616.82.

Johnson Matthey Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be given a dividend of GBX 22 ($0.28) per share. This represents a yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. Johnson Matthey’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13,275.86%.

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.