Insider Buying: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Purchases £155 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,100 per share, with a total value of £155.

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

• On Monday, January 12th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 2,714 per share, for a total transaction of £135.70.
• On Wednesday, December 10th, Steve Foots acquired 6 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 2,687 per share, with a total value of £161.22.

Croda International Stock Performance

Shares of CRDA opened at GBX 3,056 on Friday. Croda International Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 2,426.77 and a 1 year high of GBX 3,372.60. 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’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 2,778.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,716.53. The firm has a market cap of £4.27 billion, a PE ratio of 19.84, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Croda International to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from GBX 3,100 to GBX 3,000 in a research report on Tuesday, November 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price 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.