Steve Foots Acquires 4 Shares of Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots bought 4 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,124 ($53.97) per share, for a total transaction of £164.96 ($215.89).

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

• On Monday, August 12th, Steve Foots purchased 4 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,833 ($50.16) per share, for a total transaction of £153.32 ($200.65).

Croda International Stock Performance

Shares of CRDA stock opened at GBX 4,047 ($52.96) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £5.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,458.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.70, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.72. Croda International Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 3,787 ($49.56) and a 52 week high of GBX 5,154 ($67.45). The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 4,003.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 4,300.57.

Croda International Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were given a dividend of GBX 47 ($0.62) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.15%. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 9,316.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Croda International from GBX 4,400 ($57.58) to GBX 4,200 ($54.97) and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 15th.

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.