Key Points
- Insider Stephen Oxley purchased 5 Croda International shares at GBX 3,388 each, spending £169.40. This follows additional small purchases in August and September, alongside a much larger sale of 1,339 shares in August.
- Croda shares opened at GBX 3,517, up 2.9%, with a £4.90 billion market capitalization and a 52-week range of GBX 2,488 to GBX 3,543.
- Analysts maintain a generally positive outlook, with three Buy ratings and two Holds; the stock has a consensus “Moderate Buy” rating and a GBX 3,490 target price.
Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) insider Stephen Oxley purchased 5 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 12th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,388 per share, for a total transaction of £169.40.
Stephen Oxley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, September 10th, Stephen Oxley acquired 4 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,218 per share, for a total transaction of £128.72.
- On Monday, August 10th, Stephen Oxley acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,292 per share, with a total value of £164.60.
- On Monday, August 3rd, Stephen Oxley sold 1,339 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,214, for a total transaction of £43,035.46.
Croda International Stock Up 2.9%
CRDA stock opened at GBX 3,517 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,299.75 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,080.53. The stock has a market capitalization of £4.90 billion, a PE ratio of 61.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06. Croda International Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 2,488 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,543.
Croda International (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 3.65%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Croda International Plc will post 181.83 earnings per share for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CRDA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Croda International in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup upped their target price on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 4,000 target price on shares of Croda International in a research note on Friday, September 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 3,490.
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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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