Cranswick (LON:CWK) Receives Buy Rating from Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group restated their buy rating on shares of Cranswick (LON:CWK) in a research report report published on Monday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on CWK. Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Finally, Peel Hunt restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,500 price target on shares of Cranswick in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 5,790.

Cranswick Stock Up 1.0%

CWK stock opened at GBX 5,310 on Monday. The company has a market cap of £2.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 5,048.12 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,073.35. 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 has a 12 month low of GBX 4,590 and a 12 month high of GBX 5,590.

Cranswick (LON:CWK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported GBX 144.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Cranswick had a net margin of 4.35% and a return on equity of 12.64%. Sell-side analysts expect that Cranswick will post 258.5590189 earnings per share for the current year.

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.