Croda International (LON:CRDA) Stock: Insider Steve Foots Acquires 5 Shares

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots bought 5 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,292 per share, with a total value of £164.60.

Croda International Price Performance

Shares of CRDA traded up GBX 100 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 3,517. 463,121 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,424,601. Croda International Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 2,488 and a 1-year high of GBX 3,543. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.57. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,295.78 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,075.73. The stock has a market cap of £4.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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