Christopher Aldersley Buys 3 Shares of Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,930 ($62.48) per share, with a total value of £147.90 ($187.45).

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

• On Monday, December 23rd, Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,915 ($62.29) per share, for a total transaction of £147.45 ($186.88).

Cranswick Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of Cranswick stock opened at GBX 4,875 ($61.79) on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 4,902.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 4,874.67. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.20, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. Cranswick plc has a 12-month low of GBX 3,788 ($48.01) and a 12-month high of GBX 5,260 ($66.67). The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98.

Cranswick (LON:CWK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 132.10 ($1.67) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cranswick had a return on equity of 12.64% and a net margin of 4.35%. Analysts predict that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st.

Cranswick Company Profile

Cranswick is a leading and innovative British supplier of premium, fresh and added value food products, with revenues in excess of £2.0 billion. We produce and supply premium food to UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other global food producers.

Our core market is the United Kingdom where we provide a range of high quality, predominantly fresh food including Fresh Pork, Poultry, Convenience and Gourmet Products and more recently have further expanded our portfolio by adding high quality pet food.