Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Purchases £169.40 in Stock

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

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

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

Croda International Stock Up 1.3%

Shares of Croda International stock opened at GBX 3,589 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £5.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 2.25. Croda International Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,488 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,594. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 3,311.06 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3,090.68.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 EPS for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 3.65% and a net margin of 4.61%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Croda International Plc will post 181.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

About Croda International

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.