Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Buys £153.87 in Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 21st. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,129 per share, with a total value of £153.87.

Christopher Aldersley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, August 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of £5,350 per share, for a total transaction of £16,050.
• On Tuesday, July 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 2 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5,415 per share, for a total transaction of £108.30.

Cranswick Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of Cranswick stock opened at GBX 5,030 on Friday. Cranswick plc has a 1-year low of GBX 4,805 and a 1-year high of GBX 5,810. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 5,264.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 5,345.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.26, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.69 billion, a PE ratio of 17.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.55.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on CWK shares. Shore Capital Group restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Friday, August 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,300 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Cranswick to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from GBX 5,770 to GBX 6,080 in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,200 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Monday, July 27th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 6,036.

Cranswick Company Profile

Cranswick is a leading and innovative supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products with revenues of c. £3.0 billion. The business employs over 16,000 people and operates from 23 well-invested, highly efficient facilities in the UK. Cranswick was formed in the early 1970s by farmers in East Yorkshire to produce animal feed and has since evolved into a business which produces a range of high-quality, predominantly fresh food, including fresh pork, poultry, convenience, gourmet products and pet food.