Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Acquires £162 in Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,400 per share, for a total transaction of £162.

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

• On Monday, March 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,170 per share, for a total transaction of £155.10.
• On Monday, February 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 2 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,390 per share, for a total transaction of £107.80.

Cranswick Price Performance

CWK opened at GBX 5,390 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.78. Cranswick plc has a 52-week low of GBX 4,805 and a 52-week high of GBX 5,590. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.88 billion, a PE ratio of 19.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 5,289.32 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 5,130.24.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 5,790.

Cranswick Company Profile

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.