Cranswick (LON:CWK) Insider Mark Bottomley Sells 110 Shares of Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Mark Bottomley sold 110 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,096, for a total value of £5,605.60.

Mark Bottomley also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 24th, Mark Bottomley sold 250 shares of Cranswick stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 5,097, for a total value of £12,742.50.

Cranswick Price Performance

Cranswick stock opened at GBX 5,130 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 5,262.48 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 5,089.79. Cranswick plc has a 1 year low of GBX 4,590 and a 1 year high of GBX 5,590. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.43, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.78.

More Cranswick News

Here are the key news stories impacting Cranswick this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Broker commentary remains constructive — Deutsche Bank raised its target to GBX 6,100 and firms including Peel Hunt and Jefferies maintain Buy stances; MarketBeat cites a consensus target around GBX 5,790, supporting upside expectations. MarketBeat Analyst Coverage
• Positive Sentiment: A small insider purchase was reported: Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares at GBX 5,170 on March 23 — a signal of insider participation, although the size is immaterial to fundamentals. Insider Buy Report
• Neutral Sentiment: TipRanks and company filings note a director-related sale by a spouse (routine disclosure) — such filings are often administrative and do not necessarily indicate company weakness. TipRanks: Director-Related Sale
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple insider sales were reported this week — director John Mark Bottomley sold 250 shares (c. GBX 5,097 each) and other insiders (Adam Couch) sold stakes (e.g., 347 shares). While the absolute values are small relative to Cranswick’s market cap, clustered sales may be perceived negatively by short-term traders. InsiderTrades: Insider Selling
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage of individual sell transactions (e.g., Adam Couch sale reported by American Banking News) adds to the volume of sell disclosures; investors should note the sales but also their limited scale versus company size. American Banking News: Adam Couch Sells

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CWK. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 5,770 target price on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Cranswick in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average 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.