Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Mark Bottomley Sells 250 Shares

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Mark Bottomley sold 250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 5,097, for a total transaction of £12,742.50.

Cranswick Stock Performance

Shares of CWK stock opened at GBX 5,150 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.78. The firm has a market capitalization of £2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.59. Cranswick plc has a one year low of GBX 4,590 and a one year high of GBX 5,590. The company has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 5,258.38 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 5,089.50.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on CWK shares. Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on shares of Cranswick from GBX 6,000 to GBX 6,100 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Peel Hunt reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,500 price objective on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, January 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of GBX 5,790.

About Cranswick

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.