Key Points
- Insider Steve Foots sold 73 shares of Croda on May 5 at GBX 2,840 (≈£2,073), and has made mixed recent transactions including a large sale of 3,622 shares on March 17 (GBX 2,606) plus several small purchases.
- Croda shares opened at GBX 2,872.33 (up ~2.1%), the company has a market cap of ~£4.0bn and a P/E of 64.69, and analysts hold a consensus of "Moderate Buy" with an average price target of GBX 3,140 amid mixed individual ratings.
Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) insider Steve Foots sold 73 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,840, for a total value of £2,073.20.
Steve Foots also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, April 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,950 per share, with a total value of £147.50.
- On Tuesday, March 17th, Steve Foots sold 3,622 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,606, for a total value of £94,389.32.
- On Tuesday, March 10th, Steve Foots purchased 6 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,798 per share, with a total value of £167.88.
- On Tuesday, February 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,100 per share, with a total value of £155.
Croda International Stock Up 2.1%
CRDA opened at GBX 2,872.33 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.85, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,869.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 2,824.92. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 64.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.94. Croda International Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,426.77 and a 12 month high of GBX 3,312.
Croda International (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported GBX 146.20 EPS for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 2.82% and a net margin of 3.65%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on CRDA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 3,000 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised Croda International to an "overweight" rating and raised their price objective for the company from GBX 3,280 to GBX 3,350 in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 3,140.
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Croda International Company Profile
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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. Sustainability is a core part of the Groups strategy with a commitment to be Climate, Land and People positive by 2030.
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