Insider Buying: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Purchases £169.40 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Stephen Oxley acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction on Monday, October 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,388 per share, for a total transaction of £169.40.

Stephen Oxley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, September 10th, Stephen Oxley bought 4 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,218 per share, with a total value of £128.72.
• On Monday, August 10th, Stephen Oxley bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,292 per share, with a total value of £164.60.
• On Monday, August 3rd, Stephen Oxley sold 1,339 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 3,214, for a total value of £43,035.46.

Croda International Trading Up 1.3%

CRDA stock opened at GBX 3,589 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06. Croda International Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 2,488 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,594. The company has a market cap of £5.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.08, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3,311.06 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 3,090.68.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 3.65% and a net margin of 4.61%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Croda International Plc will post 181.83 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on CRDA shares. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup upped their price target on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 4,000 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price target on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Croda International presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 3,490.

Croda International Company Profile

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.