Steve Foots Sells 3,249 Shares of Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($37.45), for a total transaction of £94,513.41 ($121,685.86).

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

• On Monday, March 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,203 ($41.24) per share, for a total transaction of £160.15 ($206.19).
• On Monday, February 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,094 ($39.84) per share, with a total value of £154.70 ($199.18).
• On Friday, January 10th, Steve Foots bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3,272 ($42.13) per share, with a total value of £163.60 ($210.63).

Croda International Price Performance

Croda International stock opened at GBX 2,912 ($37.49) on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of £4.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,185.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,501.35. Croda International Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 2,842 ($36.59) and a 52 week high of GBX 5,034 ($64.81).

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.84) earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. On average, equities analysts predict that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a dividend of GBX 63 ($0.81) per share. This represents a yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This is an increase from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.66%.

Croda International Company Profile

Founded in 1925 with the aim of turning bio-based raw materials into innovative ingredients, Croda International is a speciality chemicals company focused on consumer care and life sciences markets. The company is focused on creating, making and selling innovative ingredients that deliver real benefits to a diverse range of customers and employs more than 6,000 people around the world.