Insider Buying: Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Buys 3 Shares of Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 5,327 ($72.52) per share, for a total transaction of £159.81 ($217.55).

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

• On Wednesday, May 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,473 ($74.50) per share, with a total value of £164.19 ($223.51).

Cranswick Stock Performance

Cranswick stock opened at GBX 5,230 ($71.20) on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of £2.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 5,236.55 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 5,019.68. 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 plc has a 52 week low of GBX 4,390 ($59.76) and a 52 week high of GBX 5,590 ($76.10).

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th. Berenberg Bank restated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 5,370 ($73.10) target price on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

About Cranswick

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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