Insider Selling: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Sells 73 Shares of Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots sold 73 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,840, for a total transaction of £2,073.20.

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

• On Friday, April 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,950 per share, with a total value of £147.50.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, Steve Foots sold 3,622 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,606, for a total value of £94,389.32.
• On Tuesday, March 10th, Steve Foots purchased 6 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,798 per share, for a total transaction of £167.88.
• On Tuesday, February 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,100 per share, with a total value of £155.

Croda International Trading Up 1.9%

CRDA traded up GBX 54 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 2,867. 713,912 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,591,431. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2,872 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,825.10. Croda International Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 2,426.77 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,312. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.85. The company has a market cap of £4.00 billion, a PE ratio of 64.57, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.94.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 24th. The company reported GBX 146.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 3.65% and a return on equity of 2.82%. Equities analysts forecast that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on CRDA shares. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,000 price target on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Croda International to an “overweight” rating and upped their price objective for the company from GBX 3,280 to GBX 3,350 in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,140.

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.