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

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,292 per share, for a total transaction of £164.60.

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

• On Friday, July 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,859 per share, with a total value of £142.95.
• On Wednesday, June 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,965 per share, for a total transaction of £148.25.

Croda International Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of CRDA opened at GBX 3,274 on Tuesday. 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 firm has a market cap of £4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. Croda International Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,426.77 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,352. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 3,041.96 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2,935.61.

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 net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 3.65%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on CRDA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,500 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,600 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Croda International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,390.

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.