Insider Buying: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Acquires 5 Shares of Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 2,965 per share, for a total transaction of £148.25.

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

• On Monday, May 11th, Steve Foots bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,850 per share, with a total value of £142.50.
• On Tuesday, May 5th, Steve Foots sold 73 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,840, for a total transaction of £2,073.20.
• On Friday, April 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,950 per share, for a total transaction of £147.50.
• On Tuesday, March 17th, Steve Foots sold 3,622 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,606, for a total transaction of £94,389.32.

Croda International Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of LON CRDA traded down GBX 16 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching GBX 3,036. The company had a trading volume of 19,294,742 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,394,893. The business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 2,918.62 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 2,840.60. The company has a current ratio of 1.99, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.85. The stock has a market cap of £4.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.91. Croda International Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 2,426.77 and a 52 week high of GBX 3,312.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on CRDA. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,000 target price on shares of Croda International in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Croda International to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from GBX 3,280 to GBX 3,350 in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Croda International has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,140.

About Croda International

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.