Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Steve Foots Sells 3,249 Shares

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($37.66), for a total value of £94,513.41 ($122,363.30).

Steve Foots also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,203 ($41.47) per share, with a total value of £160.15 ($207.34).
• On Monday, February 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,094 ($40.06) per share, for a total transaction of £154.70 ($200.28).
• On Friday, January 10th, Steve Foots bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,272 ($42.36) per share, with a total value of £163.60 ($211.81).

Croda International Stock Performance

CRDA stock opened at GBX 2,891 ($37.43) on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90. Croda International Plc has a twelve month low of GBX 2,842 ($36.79) and a twelve month high of GBX 5,034 ($65.17). The business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 3,179.67 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 3,493.24. The company has a market cap of £4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.85) earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. Equities research analysts forecast that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 63 ($0.82) per share. This is a positive change from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 2.03%. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 93.66%.

Croda International Company Profile

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.