Steve Foots Purchases 5 Shares of Croda International (LON:CRDA) Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 12th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,714 per share, for a total transaction of £135.70.

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

• On Wednesday, December 10th, Steve Foots acquired 6 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 2,687 per share, with a total value of £161.22.

Croda International Price Performance

Shares of CRDA opened at GBX 2,758 on Thursday. Croda International Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,426.77 and a 12 month high of GBX 3,427. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 2,738.60 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 2,730.53. The company has a market cap of £3.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.91, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their price objective on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,000 to GBX 3,100 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,300 to GBX 3,050 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 3rd. Berenberg Bank boosted their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,300 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered Croda International to a “hold” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 in a report on Tuesday, November 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 3,112.50.

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.