Cranswick (CWK) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Cranswick is one of the first companies to offer a true farm to fork proposition, employing over 13,700 people across 20 well-invested and highly efficient facilities in the UK. Our ambitious sustainability strategy ‘Second Nature’ has been developed to deliver the Group’s vision to become the world’s most sustainable meat business. Cranswick has committed to be a Net Zero business across its operations by 2040.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 5,200 to 5,333.23
• 50-Day Range: 4,980 to 5,490
• 52-Week Range: 4,405 to 5,590
• Volume: 286,456 shs
• Average Volume: 127,775 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.83 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.98
• Dividend Yield: 1.71%
• Price Target: GBX 5,185
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cranswick Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cranswick scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cranswick has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cranswick has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cranswick is 24.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cranswick is 24.98, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 13.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cranswick has a PEG Ratio of 2.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cranswick has a P/B Ratio of 3.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CWK.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cranswick pays a meaningful dividend of 1.83%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cranswick does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cranswick is 42.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CWK.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.55

News Sentiment

Cranswick has a news sentiment score of 0.55. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cranswick this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cranswick insiders have bought 0.82% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £20,199 in company stock and sold £20,034 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.54% of the stock of Cranswick is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.55% of the stock of Cranswick is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CWK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CWK shares performed this year?

Cranswick's stock was trading at GBX 4,865 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CWK stock has increased by 7.9% and is now trading at GBX 5,250.

How were Cranswick's earnings last quarter?

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 20th. The company reported $273.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.64%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Cranswick?

Shares of CWK stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cranswick own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cranswick investors own include 32Red (TTR), Greencore Group (GNC), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Tesco (TSCO), Ashtead Group (AHT), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/20/2025
• Today: 7/06/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate
• Current Symbol: LON:CWK
• CIK: N/A
• Web: cranswick.plc.uk
• Phone: +44-1482-372000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 52,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 5,185
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 5,370
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 5,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 210.14
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.98
• Forward P/E Ratio: 20.30
• P/E Growth: 2.62
• Net Income: £113.74 million
• Net Margins: 4.35%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.64%
• Return on Assets: 8.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.98
• Current Ratio: 1.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.61 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.08
• Cash Flow: GBX 35.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 146.39
• Book Value: GBX 1,700.33 per share
• Price / Book: 3.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,909,703
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.83 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44