Christopher Aldersley Acquires 3 Shares of Cranswick (LON:CWK) Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 23rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost 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 acquired 2 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 5,390 per share, with a total value of £107.80.
• On Wednesday, January 21st, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,060 per share, for a total transaction of £151.80.

Cranswick Stock Performance

CWK stock opened at GBX 5,125.78 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of £2.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.94, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.59. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 5,258.38 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,089.50. Cranswick plc has a 1-year low of GBX 4,590 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,590.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CWK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Berenberg Bank restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,770 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,500 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on shares of Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cranswick has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 5,790.

About Cranswick

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.