Chris Good Acquires 1,000 Shares of Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Stock

Key Points

• Insider Chris Good purchased 1,000 shares of Croda International Plc at an average price of GBX 2,633, totaling £26,330 in investment.
• Croda International's current stock performance shows a 1-year low of GBX 2,527 and a high of GBX 4,335, with a market capitalization of £3.58 billion.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with target prices ranging from GBX 3,000 to 3,800, and JPMorgan Chase upgraded their rating to "overweight."

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) insider Chris Good bought 1,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,633 ($35.40) per share, for a total transaction of £26,330 ($35,399.30).

Croda International Price Performance

LON CRDA traded down GBX 92.34 ($1.24) during trading hours on Monday, reaching GBX 2,476.66 ($33.30). The company's stock had a trading volume of 12,632,609 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,155,030. The firm has a market capitalization of £3.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. Croda International Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 2,470 ($33.21) and a 1-year high of GBX 4,335 ($58.28). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The company's 50-day moving average is GBX 2,920.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 2,998.67.

Croda International (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 72.20 ($0.97) EPS for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. On average, equities analysts predict that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CRDA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Croda International to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Croda International from GBX 3,400 ($45.71) to GBX 3,000 ($40.33) and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,550 ($47.73) to GBX 3,300 ($44.37) and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank cut their price target on Croda International from GBX 3,800 ($51.09) to GBX 3,100 ($41.68) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 29th.

Croda International Company Profile

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.