Insider Buying: Croda International (LON:CRDA) Insider Acquires £145 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots acquired 4 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 10th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,625 per share, with a total value of £145.

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

• On Monday, October 12th, Steve Foots bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 3,388 per share, for a total transaction of £169.40.

Croda International Price Performance

Shares of CRDA stock opened at GBX 3,762 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of £5.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.12, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 3,442.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 3,101.13. Croda International Plc has a one year low of GBX 2,488 and a one year high of GBX 3,784. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 2.25.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on CRDA shares. Berenberg Bank boosted their price target on Croda International from GBX 3,600 to GBX 4,400 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 6th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Deutsche Bank restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Croda International in a report on Friday, November 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 4,000 target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Thursday, November 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Croda International currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 3,650.

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.