Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Christopher Aldersley Acquires 3 Shares

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was bought 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 shares were bought 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 bought at an average cost of GBX 5,060 per share, for a total transaction of £151.80.

Cranswick Trading Up 0.5%

CWK stock opened at GBX 5,125.78 on Wednesday. Cranswick plc has a 12-month low of GBX 4,590 and a 12-month high of GBX 5,590. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 5,258.38 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 5,089.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.78, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43. The stock has a market cap of £2.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.94, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.59.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on CWK. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,500 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 5,790.

Cranswick Company Profile

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.