Shares of Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 5,530 ($74.86) and last traded at GBX 5,530 ($74.86), with a volume of 170464 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 5,260 ($71.21).
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have commented on CWK shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 5,370 ($72.70) price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Monday, March 31st. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, May 20th.
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Cranswick Price Performance
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's fifty day moving average is GBX 5,057.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 4,978.49. The stock has a market cap of £2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44.
Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 273.40 ($3.70) earnings per share for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. As a group, research analysts predict that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity at Cranswick
In other Cranswick news, insider Jim Brisby sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,011 ($67.84), for a total value of £350,770 ($474,847.71). 4.54% of the stock is owned by insiders.
About Cranswick
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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.
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