Key Points
- Insider purchase: Director Christopher Aldersley bought small stakes recently (3 shares on Mar 23 at GBX 5,170; prior buys: 2 shares on Feb 23 at GBX 5,390 and 3 shares on Jan 21 at GBX 5,060), with the latest trade totaling £155.10 and immaterial impact on fundamentals.
- Insider sales: Multiple other insiders sold stock this week (e.g., John Mark Bottomley sold 250 shares; Adam Couch sold stakes), and while amounts are small versus Cranswick’s ~£2.74bn market cap, clustered sales may concern short-term traders.
- Analyst view and targets: Broker coverage is constructive — consensus rating is a "Moderate Buy" with a consensus target of ~GBX 5,790 and Deutsche Bank lifting its target to GBX 6,100, implying upside from current levels (~GBX 5,130).
Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,170 per share, for a total transaction of £155.10.
Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, February 23rd, Christopher Aldersley purchased 2 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 5,390 per share, with a total value of £107.80.
- On Wednesday, January 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,060 per share, with a total value of £151.80.
Cranswick Price Performance
Shares of LON CWK opened at GBX 5,130 on Thursday. Cranswick plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 4,590 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,590. The company has a market cap of £2.74 billion, a PE ratio of 18.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.78. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 5,262.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 5,089.79.
More Cranswick News
Here are the key news stories impacting Cranswick this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Broker commentary remains constructive — Deutsche Bank raised its target to GBX 6,100 and firms including Peel Hunt and Jefferies maintain Buy stances; MarketBeat cites a consensus target around GBX 5,790, supporting upside expectations. MarketBeat Analyst Coverage
- Positive Sentiment: A small insider purchase was reported: Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares at GBX 5,170 on March 23 — a signal of insider participation, although the size is immaterial to fundamentals. Insider Buy Report
- Neutral Sentiment: TipRanks and company filings note a director-related sale by a spouse (routine disclosure) — such filings are often administrative and do not necessarily indicate company weakness. TipRanks: Director-Related Sale
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales were reported this week — director John Mark Bottomley sold 250 shares (c. GBX 5,097 each) and other insiders (Adam Couch) sold stakes (e.g., 347 shares). While the absolute values are small relative to Cranswick’s market cap, clustered sales may be perceived negatively by short-term traders. InsiderTrades: Insider Selling
- Negative Sentiment: Coverage of individual sell transactions (e.g., Adam Couch sale reported by American Banking News) adds to the volume of sell disclosures; investors should note the sales but also their limited scale versus company size. American Banking News: Adam Couch Sells
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently commented on CWK shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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