Insider Selling: Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Sells 12,346 Shares of Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Mark Bottomley sold 12,346 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 5,218 ($71.02), for a total transaction of £644,214.28 ($876,839.91).

Mark Bottomley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, June 10th, Mark Bottomley bought 375 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,300 ($72.14) per share, for a total transaction of £19,875 ($27,051.86).
• On Tuesday, June 10th, Mark Bottomley sold 378 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 5,300 ($72.14), for a total transaction of £20,034 ($27,268.27).

Cranswick Price Performance

CWK stock traded up GBX 0.42 ($0.01) on Tuesday, reaching GBX 5,230.42 ($71.19). 231,824 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 129,366. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 5,275.43 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 5,041.82. The firm has a market cap of £2.82 billion, a PE ratio of 24.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98. Cranswick plc has a twelve month low of GBX 4,405 ($59.96) and a twelve month high of GBX 5,590 ($76.09).

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "hold" rating and set a GBX 5,370 ($73.09) price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Shore Capital reiterated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, May 20th.

Cranswick Company Profile

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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