Insider Selling: Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Sells 3,249 Shares of Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($37.45), for a total value of £94,513.41 ($121,685.86).

Steve Foots also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3,203 ($41.24) per share, for a total transaction of £160.15 ($206.19).
• On Monday, February 10th, Steve Foots bought 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3,094 ($39.84) per share, with a total value of £154.70 ($199.18).
• On Friday, January 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,272 ($42.13) per share, for a total transaction of £163.60 ($210.63).

Croda International Stock Up 0.7 %

CRDA opened at GBX 2,912 ($37.49) on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,185.85 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,501.35. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90. Croda International Plc has a 12 month low of GBX 2,842 ($36.59) and a 12 month high of GBX 5,034 ($64.81). The company has a market cap of £4.07 billion, a PE ratio of 25.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.84) earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a GBX 63 ($0.81) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. This is an increase from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 93.66%.

About Croda International

Founded in 1925 with the aim of turning bio-based raw materials into innovative ingredients, Croda International is a speciality chemicals company focused on consumer care and life sciences markets. The company is focused on creating, making and selling innovative ingredients that deliver real benefits to a diverse range of customers and employs more than 6,000 people around the world.