Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Purchases £9,895.20 in Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Yetunde Hofmann acquired 190 shares of Cranswick stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 5,208 ($70.80) per share, with a total value of £9,895.20 ($13,451.88).

Cranswick Stock Performance

CWK traded down GBX 90.41 ($1.23) during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 5,139.59 ($69.87). 112,849 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,240. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. Cranswick plc has a 1-year low of GBX 4,405 ($59.88) and a 1-year high of GBX 5,590 ($75.99). The company's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 5,277.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 5,043.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98.

Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 273.40 ($3.72) EPS for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on CWK. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 5,370 ($73.00) price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, May 20th.

Cranswick Company Profile

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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