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

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 5,473 ($73.46) per share, for a total transaction of £164.19 ($220.39).

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

• On Friday, February 21st, Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of Cranswick stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 4,930 ($66.17) per share, for a total transaction of £147.90 ($198.52).

Cranswick Price Performance

Shares of LON:CWK opened at GBX 5,390 ($72.35) on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.98, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Cranswick plc has a 1-year low of GBX 4,203.33 ($56.42) and a 1-year high of GBX 5,590 ($75.03). The company has a market capitalization of £2.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 5,047.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 4,976.85.

Cranswick (LON:CWK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 20th. The company reported GBX 273.40 ($3.67) earnings per share for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. Research analysts expect that Cranswick plc will post 258.5590189 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 5,370 ($72.08) price objective on shares of Cranswick in a report on Monday, March 31st. Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday.

Cranswick Company Profile

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.