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

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 22nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 4,965 per share, with a total value of £148.95.

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

• On Friday, November 21st, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,950 per share, for a total transaction of £148.50.
• On Tuesday, October 21st, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,050 per share, with a total value of £151.50.

Cranswick Stock Down 1.6%

Shares of CWK opened at GBX 4,930 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The company has a market capitalization of £2.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.22, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 5,014.36 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 5,119.51. Cranswick plc has a one year low of GBX 4,555 and a one year high of GBX 5,590.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,500 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Berenberg Bank increased their price target on Cranswick from GBX 5,540 to GBX 5,770 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Cranswick has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 5,790.

Cranswick Company Profile

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.