Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Plans Dividend Increase – GBX 63 Per Share

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) announced a dividend on Tuesday, February 25th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 63 ($0.80) per share on Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a 34.0% increase from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Croda International Stock Up 1.8 %

Shares of LON:CRDA opened at GBX 2,669 ($33.97) on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90. The firm has a market cap of £3.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. Croda International has a 12 month low of GBX 2,567 ($32.68) and a 12 month high of GBX 5,034 ($64.08). The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,114.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,436.35.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.82) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 6.96%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Croda International will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Croda International

In other Croda International news, insider Ian Bull purchased 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,240 ($41.24) per share, with a total value of £12,960 ($16,496.95). Also, insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($37.03), for a total transaction of £94,513.41 ($120,307.29). In the last ninety days, insiders have bought 570 shares of company stock worth $1,790,555. Insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

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.