Insider Selling: Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Sells £94,513.41 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($37.66), for a total transaction of £94,513.41 ($122,363.30).

Steve Foots also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 10th, Steve Foots bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3,203 ($41.47) per share, with a total value of £160.15 ($207.34).
• On Monday, February 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,094 ($40.06) per share, for a total transaction of £154.70 ($200.28).
• On Friday, January 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,272 ($42.36) per share, with a total value of £163.60 ($211.81).

Croda International Price Performance

Croda International stock opened at GBX 2,891 ($37.43) on Friday. Croda International Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 2,842 ($36.79) and a 52 week high of GBX 5,034 ($65.17). The firm has a market cap of £4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.84, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.72. The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 3,179.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,493.24.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.85) EPS for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 6.96%. Equities research analysts forecast that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a GBX 63 ($0.82) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. This is a positive change from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 93.66%.

Croda International Company Profile

Founded in 1925 with the aim of turning bio-based raw materials into innovative ingredients, Croda International is a speciality chemicals company focused on consumer care and life sciences markets. The company is focused on creating, making and selling innovative ingredients that deliver real benefits to a diverse range of customers and employs more than 6,000 people around the world.