Insider Buying: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Purchases 4 Shares of Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots acquired 4 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,625 per share, with a total value of £145.

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

• On Monday, October 12th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,388 per share, for a total transaction of £169.40.

Croda International Price Performance

Shares of CRDA opened at GBX 3,687 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of £5.14 billion, a PE ratio of 64.80, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 3,418.85 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 3,086.67. Croda International Plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,488 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,784. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 2.25.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CRDA has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,000 price target on shares of Croda International in a research note on Thursday, November 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Friday, November 6th. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,600 to GBX 4,400 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 6th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Croda International has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 3,650.

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.