Croda International (LON:CRDA) Given Buy Rating at Jefferies Financial Group

Croda International (LON:CRDA)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by investment analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 4,000 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 23.61% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on CRDA. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,600 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 3,490.

Croda International Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of CRDA opened at GBX 3,236 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,235.84 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,023.06. The company has a market cap of £4.51 billion, a PE ratio of 56.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. Croda International has a 52-week low of GBX 2,488 and a 52-week high of GBX 3,520.24.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 3.65%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Croda International will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Croda International

In other Croda International news, insider Stephen Oxley sold 1,339 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,214, for a total transaction of £43,035.46. Insiders purchased a total of 29 shares of company stock valued at $90,842 over the last quarter. 0.83% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.