Key Points
- Cranswick insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares on October 21 at GBX 5,180 each, for a total of £155.40. He also purchased 3 shares in both August and September.
- Cranswick shares opened at GBX 5,260, with a £2.81 billion market capitalization and a 52-week range of GBX 4,805 to GBX 5,810.
- Analysts remain bullish: five research firms rate Cranswick “Buy,” giving the stock a consensus price target of GBX 6,256.
Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 5,180 per share, with a total value of £155.40.
Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,129 per share, for a total transaction of £153.87.
- On Friday, August 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of £5,350 per share, with a total value of £16,050.
Cranswick Price Performance
Cranswick stock opened at GBX 5,260 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 18.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.26, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock's fifty day moving average price is GBX 5,170.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 5,330.56. Cranswick plc has a one year low of GBX 4,805 and a one year high of GBX 5,810.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts recently issued reports on CWK shares. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 6,200 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Monday, July 27th. Shore Capital Group reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Berenberg Bank upgraded Cranswick to a "buy" rating and raised their target price for the company from GBX 5,770 to GBX 6,080 in a report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Peel Hunt raised Cranswick to a "buy" rating and set a GBX 6,600 target price for the company in a report on Monday, October 12th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 6,300 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating. Based on data from MarketBeat, Cranswick has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 6,256.
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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 c. £3.0 billion. The business employs over 16,000 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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