Christopher Aldersley Buys 2 Shares of Cranswick (LON:CWK) Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley acquired 2 shares of Cranswick stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 5,390 per share, for a total transaction of £107.80.

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

• On Wednesday, January 21st, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5,060 per share, with a total value of £151.80.
• On Monday, December 22nd, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 4,965 per share, for a total transaction of £148.95.

Cranswick Stock Down 0.6%

LON CWK opened at GBX 5,394.92 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98. Cranswick plc has a 52 week low of GBX 4,590 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,590. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.94, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 5,145.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 5,084.20.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Shore Capital Group reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised 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. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,500 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,770 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cranswick currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 5,790.

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.