Key Points
- Steve Foots made an insider purchase of 6 Croda shares on December 10 at GBX 2,687 each, costing £161.22 in total.
- Croda opened at GBX 2,719 with a £3.80bn market cap and a P/E of 17.66; analyst coverage is mixed (two Buy, three Hold) producing a consensus "Hold" and an average target of GBX 3,112.50.
Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) insider Steve Foots purchased 6 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,687 per share, for a total transaction of £161.22.
Croda International Trading Up 2.2%
Shares of Croda International stock opened at GBX 2,719 on Friday. The company has a market cap of £3.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. Croda International Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 2,426.77 and a 1 year high of GBX 3,539.02. The company's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,791.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,784.72. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages have recently weighed in on CRDA. Berenberg Bank lifted their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,300 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup lowered their target price on Croda International from GBX 3,300 to GBX 3,050 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Croda International to a "hold" rating and reduced their target price for the company from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Croda International has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 3,112.50.
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Founded in 1925 with the aim of turning bio-based raw materials into innovative ingredients, Croda International is a speciality chemicals company focused on consumer care and life sciences markets. The company is focused on creating, making and selling innovative ingredients that deliver real benefits to a diverse range of customers and employs more than 6,000 people around the world.
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