Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Purchases £147.45 in Stock

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley acquired 3 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 4,915 ($61.85) per share, with a total value of £147.45 ($185.54).

Cranswick Price Performance

Cranswick stock opened at GBX 4,860 ($61.16) on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £2.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,325.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44. The stock’s 50 day moving average is GBX 5,026.30 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 4,753.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88, a current ratio of 1.66 and a quick ratio of 1.02. Cranswick plc has a one year low of GBX 3,728 ($46.91) and a one year high of GBX 5,260 ($66.19).

Cranswick Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 24th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 12th will be given a dividend of GBX 25 ($0.31) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.49%. Cranswick’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 4,306.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a GBX 57 ($0.72) target price on shares of Cranswick in a report on Tuesday, December 17th.

Cranswick Company Profile

Cranswick plc manufactures and supplies food products to grocery retailers, food service sector, and other food producers in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company offers fresh pork, gourmet bacon and gammon, fresh and coated chicken, ready to eat chicken, charcuterie, houmous and dips, and olives and antipasti, gourmet sausages, cooked meats, and gourmet pastries, as well as provides food services.