Insider Buying: Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Acquires 3 Shares of Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, July 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,250 ($70.56) per share, with a total value of £157.50 ($211.67).

Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, July 8th, Christopher Aldersley sold 12,346 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 5,218 ($70.12), for a total value of £644,214.28 ($865,763.04).
• On Monday, June 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 5,327 ($71.59) per share, with a total value of £159.81 ($214.77).
• On Wednesday, May 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,473 ($73.55) per share, with a total value of £164.19 ($220.66).

Cranswick Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of CWK stock traded down GBX 40 ($0.54) on Friday, reaching GBX 5,320 ($71.50). 54,756 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 124,719. Cranswick plc has a twelve month low of GBX 4,440 ($59.67) and a twelve month high of GBX 5,590 ($75.12). The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98. The company has a market capitalization of £2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.32, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The business's 50 day moving average price is GBX 5,287.56 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 5,080.69.

Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 273.40 ($3.67) EPS for the quarter. Cranswick had a return on equity of 12.64% and a net margin of 4.35%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have commented on CWK shares. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, May 20th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 5,370 ($72.17) price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

About Cranswick

Cranswick is a leading and innovative British supplier of premium, fresh and added value food products, with revenues in excess of £2.0 billion. We produce and supply premium food to UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other global food producers. Our core market is the United Kingdom where we provide a range of high quality, predominantly fresh food including Fresh Pork, Poultry, Convenience and Gourmet Products and more recently have further expanded our portfolio by adding high quality pet food.