Croda International’s (CRDA) Buy Rating Reiterated at Jefferies Financial Group

Croda International (LON:CRDA – Get Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, Digital Look reports. They currently have a GBX 4,000 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 23.61% from the company’s previous close.

CRDA has been the topic of several other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 3,300 price objective on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Croda International from GBX 3,050 to GBX 3,200 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 3,600 target price on shares of Croda International in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 3,490.

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Croda International Stock Performance

Shares of Croda International stock opened at GBX 3,236 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 3,229.68 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,021.56. The firm has a market capitalization of £4.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 36.06, a current ratio of 2.57 and a quick ratio of 2.25. Croda International has a fifty-two week low of GBX 2,488 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 3,520.24.

Croda International (LON:CRDA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported GBX 72.20 earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 3.65% and a net margin of 4.61%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Croda International will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Croda International news, insider Stephen Oxley sold 1,339 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 3,214, for a total value of £43,035.46. Insiders have bought 29 shares of company stock worth $90,842 in the last 90 days. 0.83% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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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