Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Steve Foots Buys 5 Shares of Company Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,388 per share, for a total transaction of £169.40.

Steve Foots also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, August 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,292 per share, for a total transaction of £164.60.

Croda International Stock Performance

Shares of LON:CRDA traded up GBX 100 during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 3,517. 463,121 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,424,601. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06. The company has a market cap of £4.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,295.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,075.73. Croda International Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,488 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,543.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 3.65%. As a group, equities analysts predict that Croda International Plc will post 181.83 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CRDA. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,000 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,600 price target on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,490.

Croda International Company Profile

Founded in 1925 with the aim of turning bio-based raw materials into innovative ingredients, Croda International is a speciality chemicals company focused on consumer care and life sciences markets. The company is focused on creating, making and selling innovative ingredients that deliver real benefits to a diverse range of customers and employs more than 6,000 people around the world. Sustainability is a core part of the Groups strategy with a commitment to be Climate, Land and People positive by 2030.