Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Stephen Oxley Acquires 5 Shares

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Stephen Oxley purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction dated Friday, July 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 2,859 per share, with a total value of £142.95.

Stephen Oxley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, June 10th, Stephen Oxley acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,965 per share, for a total transaction of £148.25.

Croda International Stock Up 0.1%

CRDA traded up GBX 3 during midday trading on Monday, hitting GBX 2,900. 625,996 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 4,506,491. The company has a market cap of £4.04 billion, a PE ratio of 65.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 2,958.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 2,884.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.85, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 2.25. Croda International Plc has a one year low of GBX 2,426.77 and a one year high of GBX 3,312.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRDA has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,000 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded Croda International to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the company from GBX 3,280 to GBX 3,350 in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,140.

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. Sustainability is a core part of the Groups strategy with a commitment to be Climate, Land and People positive by 2030.