Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Purchases £151.80 in Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,060 per share, for a total transaction of £151.80.

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

• On Monday, December 22nd, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,965 per share, with a total value of £148.95.
• On Friday, November 21st, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 4,950 per share, with a total value of £148.50.

Cranswick Stock Performance

LON:CWK opened at GBX 5,100 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. Cranswick plc has a twelve month low of GBX 4,590 and a twelve month high of GBX 5,590. The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 5,006.52 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 5,072.32. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98.

Cranswick (LON:CWK) last released its quarterly earnings data 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, sell-side analysts forecast that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CWK has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price objective on Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Berenberg Bank upped their price objective on shares of Cranswick from GBX 5,540 to GBX 5,770 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,500 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cranswick presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.