Insider Buying: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Buys £128.72 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Stephen Oxley acquired 4 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,218 per share, for a total transaction of £128.72.

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

• On Monday, August 10th, Stephen Oxley bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price 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 transaction of £43,035.46.
• On Friday, July 10th, Stephen Oxley acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 2,859 per share, with a total value of £142.95.

Croda International Stock Down 0.8%

CRDA stock opened at GBX 3,177 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £4.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. Croda International Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 2,478 and a twelve month high of GBX 3,520.24. The business has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 3,179.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,008.51. 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 (LON:CRDA) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 3.65%. Analysts anticipate that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on CRDA shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,500 to GBX 4,000 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 1st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Croda International presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,490.

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.