Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Purchases £33,800 in Stock

Key Points

• Insider Danuta Gray purchased 1,300 shares of Croda International Plc stock at an average price of £2,600, totaling £33,800 in the transaction.
• Croda International's stock saw a slight increase to £2,631, with recent trading volume around 847,283 shares compared to the average volume of 1,090,655 shares.
• Research analysts have recently adjusted their target prices, with Deutsche Bank lowering theirs from £3,400 to £3,000, maintaining a "hold" rating on the stock.

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) insider Danuta Gray acquired 1,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,600 ($34.35) per share, for a total transaction of £33,800 ($44,649.93).

Croda International Stock Performance

CRDA stock traded up GBX 19 ($0.25) during trading on Friday, reaching GBX 2,631 ($34.76). 847,283 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,090,655. The company's fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,976.24 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 3,029.35. Croda International Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 2,527 ($33.38) and a 1-year high of GBX 4,335 ($57.27). The firm has a market cap of £3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 22.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90.

Croda International (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 72.20 ($0.95) EPS for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. On average, research analysts expect that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CRDA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,400 ($44.91) to GBX 3,000 ($39.63) and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,550 ($46.90) to GBX 3,300 ($43.59) and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Berenberg Bank cut their price target on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,800 ($50.20) to GBX 3,100 ($40.95) and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Croda International to an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday.

About Croda International

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.

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