Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Christopher Aldersley Acquires 3 Shares

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley purchased 3 shares of Cranswick stock in a transaction on Friday, February 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,930 ($62.52) per share, with a total value of £147.90 ($187.57).

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

• On Monday, December 23rd, Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 4,915 ($62.33) per share, with a total value of £147.45 ($187.00).

Cranswick Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of CWK opened at GBX 4,945 ($62.71) on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of £2.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. Cranswick plc has a 12-month low of GBX 3,788 ($48.04) and a 12-month high of GBX 5,260 ($66.71). The company’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 4,902.63 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 4,877.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98.

Cranswick (LON:CWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported GBX 132.10 ($1.68) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reaffirmed a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st.

About Cranswick

Cranswick is a leading and innovative British supplier of premium, fresh and added value food products, with revenues in excess of £2.0 billion. We produce and supply premium food to UK grocery retailers, the food service sector and other global food producers.

Our core market is the United Kingdom where we provide a range of high quality, predominantly fresh food including Fresh Pork, Poultry, Convenience and Gourmet Products and more recently have further expanded our portfolio by adding high quality pet food.