Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Danuta Gray Buys 1,300 Shares

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 bought 1,300 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 1st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,600 ($34.57) per share, for a total transaction of £33,800 ($44,940.83).

Croda International Trading Up 2.2%

LON:CRDA traded up GBX 57 ($0.76) during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching GBX 2,647 ($35.19). 313,908 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,080,214. Croda International Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,527 ($33.60) and a 52-week high of GBX 4,335 ($57.64). The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 2,958.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 3,018.67. The firm has a market cap of £3.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.75, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.25.

Croda International (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The company reported GBX 72.20 ($0.96) earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. As a group, analysts predict that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRDA has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,400 ($45.21) to GBX 3,000 ($39.89) and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Berenberg Bank lowered their price target on Croda International from GBX 3,800 ($50.53) to GBX 3,100 ($41.22) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Croda International to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,550 ($47.20) to GBX 3,300 ($43.88) and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 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.