Christopher Aldersley Purchases 3 Shares of Cranswick (LON:CWK) Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,950 per share, with a total value of £148.50.

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

• On Tuesday, October 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 5,050 per share, with a total value of £151.50.
• On Monday, September 22nd, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 5,055 per share, for a total transaction of £151.65.

Cranswick Stock Performance

Shares of CWK stock opened at GBX 5,160 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.66. The firm has a market cap of £2.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 4,976.38 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 5,150.35. Cranswick plc has a one year low of GBX 4,555 and a one year high of GBX 5,590.

Cranswick (LON:CWK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 144.40 earnings per share for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Peel Hunt reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,500 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday. Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 5,435.

About Cranswick

Cranswick is a leading and innovative supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products with revenues of more than £2.7 billion. The business employs over 15,400 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.