Key Points
- Cranswick insider Christopher Aldersley sold 9,000 shares on May 19 at an average price of GBX 5,470, totaling £492,300.
- Aldersley had recently made small insider purchases in prior months, including 3 shares in April and March and 2 shares in February, showing mixed insider trading activity.
- The company reported quarterly earnings with EPS of GBX 301.70, while analysts remain generally positive on the stock with a Moderate Buy consensus and several buy ratings.
Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley sold 9,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,470, for a total transaction of £492,300.
Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, April 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,400 per share, with a total value of £162.
- On Monday, March 23rd, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,170 per share, with a total value of £155.10.
- On Monday, February 23rd, Christopher Aldersley acquired 2 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 5,390 per share, for a total transaction of £107.80.
Cranswick Price Performance
Shares of LON CWK opened at GBX 5,530 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.60, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.76. Cranswick plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 4,805 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 5,620. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 20.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.56. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is GBX 5,278.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 5,167.63.
Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 301.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 298.25 billion during the quarter. Cranswick had a return on equity of 14.99% and a net margin of 5.31%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently issued reports on CWK shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 6,100 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 62 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Wednesday. Shore Capital Group restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cranswick has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 4,358.
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About Cranswick
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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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