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Cranswick (LON:CWK) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

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Shares of Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 5,045.86 ($68.07) and traded as high as GBX 5,180 ($69.88). Cranswick shares last traded at GBX 5,160.26 ($69.61), with a volume of 54,589 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on CWK. Shore Capital reaffirmed a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "hold" rating and set a GBX 5,370 ($72.44) price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Monday, March 31st.

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Cranswick Stock Performance

The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 5,275.81 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 5,048.26. The company has a market capitalization of £2.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98.

Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 273.40 ($3.69) EPS for the quarter. Cranswick had a return on equity of 12.64% and a net margin of 4.35%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Cranswick

In related news, insider Christopher Aldersley sold 12,346 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 5,218 ($70.39), for a total transaction of £644,214.28 ($869,033.16). Also, insider Yetunde Hofmann purchased 190 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,208 ($70.25) per share, with a total value of £9,895.20 ($13,348.44). In the last 90 days, insiders purchased 571 shares of company stock valued at $3,009,420 and sold 56,038 shares valued at $292,437,280. Corporate insiders own 4.54% of the company's stock.

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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