Insider Buying: Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Acquires £151.50 in Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,050 per share, for a total transaction of £151.50.

Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, September 22nd, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,055 per share, with a total value of £151.65.
• On Thursday, August 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 53 per share, for a total transaction of GBX 159.

Cranswick Trading Down 0.2%

CWK opened at GBX 5,110 on Thursday. Cranswick plc has a twelve month low of GBX 4,555 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,590. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 5,076.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 5,162.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of GBX 5,370.

Cranswick Company Profile

Cranswick is a leading and innovative supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products with revenues of more than £2.7 billion. The business employs over 15,400 people and operates from 23 well-invested, highly efficient facilities in the UK. Cranswick was formed in the early 1970s by farmers in East Yorkshire to produce animal feed and has since evolved into a business which produces a range of high-quality, predominantly fresh food, including fresh pork, poultry, convenience, gourmet products and pet food.

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