Croda International (LON:CRDA) Stock Price Crosses Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $4,692.95

Shares of Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 4,692.95 ($58.42) and traded as high as GBX 4,892 ($60.90). Croda International shares last traded at GBX 4,849 ($60.36), with a volume of 374,056 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 ($64.73) price objective on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th.

Croda International Trading Up 0.6 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.99, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,816.12 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 4,693.47. The company has a market capitalization of £6.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,996.72, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.71.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 18th will be given a dividend of GBX 62 ($0.77) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.26%. This is a positive change from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 8,934.43%.

Insider Activity at Croda International

In related news, insider Tom Brophy sold 820 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,954 ($61.67), for a total transaction of £40,622.80 ($50,569.90). In the last three months, insiders acquired 9 shares of company stock worth $43,116. 0.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Croda International Company Profile

Croda International Plc engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. The company offers speciality and active ingredients across beauty care, beauty actives, and home care products, as well as fragrances and flavours.