Key Points
- Insider buying: Director Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares on Dec. 22 at GBX 4,965 (and made two similar 3‑share purchases in Nov and Oct), each transaction worth about £149, indicating very small-size insider purchases.
- Analyst sentiment: Recent research notes include upgrades to price targets and a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”, with an average price target of GBX 5,790 and two analysts on "Buy" versus one "Hold".
- Stock and financials: CWK opened near GBX 5,010 with a market cap of £2.68bn and a P/E of 18.51; the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 144.40, ROE 12.64% and a net margin of 4.35%.
Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,965 per share, for a total transaction of £148.95.
Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, November 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,950 per share, with a total value of £148.50.
- On Tuesday, October 21st, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,050 per share, with a total value of £151.50.
Cranswick Stock Down 0.4%
CWK opened at GBX 5,010 on Wednesday. The business's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 5,015.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 5,120.84. Cranswick plc has a 52 week low of GBX 4,555 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,590. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98. The stock has a market cap of £2.68 billion, a PE ratio of 18.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44.
Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 144.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cranswick had a return on equity of 12.64% and a net margin of 4.35%. As a group, research analysts expect that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
CWK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on shares of Cranswick from GBX 5,540 to GBX 5,770 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Peel Hunt reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,500 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cranswick presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 5,790.
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Cranswick Company Profile
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Cranswick is a leading and innovative supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products with revenues of more than £2.7 billion. The business employs over 15,400 people and operates from 23 well-invested, highly efficient facilities in the UK. Cranswick was formed in the early 1970s by farmers in East Yorkshire to produce animal feed and has since evolved into a business which produces a range of high-quality, predominantly fresh food, including fresh pork, poultry, convenience, gourmet products and pet food.
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