Key Points
- Insider purchases: Cranswick director Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares on Jan 21 at GBX 5,060 (total £151.80) and made similar small purchases on Dec 22 and Nov 21 at roughly GBX 4,965 and GBX 4,950 respectively.
- Stock metrics: Shares opened at GBX 5,100, trading within a 12‑month range of GBX 4,590–5,590, with a market cap of £2.73bn, a P/E of 18.85 and a beta of 0.44.
- Analyst view: The consensus is a Moderate Buy with an average target of GBX 5,790 and recent price-target upgrades from firms including Berenberg and Deutsche Bank, alongside mixed buy/hold ratings.
Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 21st. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,060 per share, for a total transaction of £151.80.
Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, December 22nd, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,965 per share, with a total value of £148.95.
- On Friday, November 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,950 per share, for a total transaction of £148.50.
Cranswick Price Performance
Shares of Cranswick stock opened at GBX 5,100 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98. Cranswick plc has a twelve month low of GBX 4,590 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,590. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 5,006.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 5,073.88. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44.
Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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%. Analysts forecast that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
CWK has been the topic of several recent research reports. Berenberg Bank raised their price objective on Cranswick from GBX 5,540 to GBX 5,770 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Peel Hunt restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 5,500 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on shares of Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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