Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Sells £492,300 in Stock

Posted by on May 21st, 2026

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK – Get Free Report) insider Christopher Aldersley sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,470, for a total value of £492,300.

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

  • On Tuesday, April 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 5,400 per share, for a total transaction of £162.
  • On Monday, March 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was bought at an average price 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 shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 5,390 per share, for a total transaction of £107.80.

Cranswick Trading Up 0.9%

CWK traded up GBX 50 during trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 5,510. The company had a trading volume of 549,004 shares, compared to its average volume of 385,767. The company has a quick ratio of 1.02, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 23.60. Cranswick plc has a 52 week low of GBX 4,805 and a 52 week high of GBX 5,620. The stock has a market cap of £2.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.36, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.56. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 5,272.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 5,163.48.

Cranswick (LON:CWK – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 19th. The company reported GBX 301.70 EPS for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 5.31% and a return on equity of 14.99%. The firm had revenue of GBX 298.25 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on CWK shares. Shore Capital Group restated a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 62 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 6,100 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, January 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cranswick presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 4,358.

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About Cranswick

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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.

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