Cranswick plc (CWK.L) – What Are Researchers Saying About This Stock?

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) has been given an average rating of “Buy” by the five research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 6,256.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on CWK. Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Friday, August 14th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,200 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Monday, July 27th. Peel Hunt upgraded shares of Cranswick to a “buy” rating and set a GBX 6,600 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, October 12th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of Cranswick to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from GBX 5,770 to GBX 6,080 in a research report on Tuesday, September 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,300 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th.

Insider Transactions at Cranswick

In related news, insider Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The shares were bought at an average price of £5,350 per share, for a total transaction of £16,050. In the last quarter, insiders have acquired 9 shares of company stock valued at $1,635,927. Company insiders own 2.55% of the company’s stock.

Cranswick Price Performance

CWK opened at GBX 5,350 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of £2.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.44, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.54. Cranswick has a 1 year low of GBX 4,805 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,810. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 5,172.29 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,303.63.

Cranswick Company Profile

Cranswick is a leading and innovative supplier of premium, fresh and added-value food products with revenues of c. £3.0 billion. The business employs over 16,000 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.