Mark Bottomley Sells 378 Shares of Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) insider Mark Bottomley sold 378 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,300 ($71.84), for a total value of £20,034 ($27,157.38).

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

• On Tuesday, June 10th, Mark Bottomley acquired 375 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,300 ($71.84) per share, with a total value of £19,875 ($26,941.85).

Cranswick Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of LON:CWK traded up GBX 40 ($0.54) during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 5,260 ($71.30). 60,634 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 124,805. Cranswick plc has a 1-year low of GBX 4,215 ($57.14) and a 1-year high of GBX 5,590 ($75.78). The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 5,153.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 5,002.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a market cap of £2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44.

Cranswick (LON:CWK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 273.40 ($3.71) earnings per share for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. Research analysts anticipate that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on CWK shares. Berenberg Bank restated a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 5,370 ($72.79) price target on shares of Cranswick in a report on Monday, March 31st. Shore Capital restated a "house stock" rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, May 20th.

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.