Jefferies Financial Group Issues Positive Forecast for Croda International (LON:CRDA) Stock Price

Croda International (LON:CRDAGet Free Report) had its price objective hoisted by equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group from GBX 3,500 to GBX 4,000 in a report issued on Tuesday, London Stock Exchange reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s target price points to a potential upside of 16.38% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on CRDA. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 3,300 price target on shares of Croda International in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup raised their price objective on Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 3,490.

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Croda International Price Performance

LON CRDA opened at GBX 3,437 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.57, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06. The company has a market cap of £4.79 billion, a PE ratio of 60.40, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. Croda International has a 1 year low of GBX 2,437 and a 1 year high of GBX 3,520.24. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,138.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2,991.96.

Croda International (LON:CRDAGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 3.65%. On average, analysts predict that Croda International will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Croda International

In other news, insider Stephen Oxley sold 1,339 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,214, for a total transaction of £43,035.46. In the last 90 days, insiders have acquired 35 shares of company stock worth $107,620. Insiders own 0.83% of the company’s stock.

Croda International Company Profile

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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. Sustainability is a core part of the Groups strategy with a commitment to be Climate, Land and People positive by 2030.

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