Insider Buying: Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Buys 3 Shares of Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,400 per share, with a total value of £162.

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

• On Monday, March 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,170 per share, with a total value of £155.10.
• On Monday, February 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 2 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 5,390 per share, with a total value of £107.80.

Cranswick Stock Performance

LON:CWK remained flat at GBX 5,360 during trading hours on Wednesday. 67,438 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 404,411. Cranswick plc has a 1 year low of GBX 4,805 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,590. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock has a market cap of £2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.57. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 5,288.37 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,123.66.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 5,770 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Cranswick has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.