Steve Foots Buys 4 Shares of Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots bought 4 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 4,124 ($53.97) per share, for a total transaction of £164.96 ($215.89).

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

• On Monday, August 12th, Steve Foots acquired 4 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3,833 ($50.16) per share, for a total transaction of £153.32 ($200.65).

Croda International Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of LON CRDA opened at GBX 4,047 ($52.96) on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is GBX 4,003.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 4,305.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.70, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 2.25. Croda International Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 3,787 ($49.56) and a 1-year high of GBX 5,154 ($67.45). The stock has a market capitalization of £5.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,458.97, a PEG ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 0.74.

Croda International Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th were paid a dividend of GBX 47 ($0.62) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 1.15%. Croda International’s payout ratio is currently 9,316.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Croda International from GBX 4,400 ($57.58) to GBX 4,200 ($54.97) and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 15th.

Croda International Company Profile

Croda International Plc engages in the consumer care, life science, and industrial specialty businesses in in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, North America, Asia, and Latin America. The company offers speciality and active ingredients across beauty care, beauty actives, and home care products, as well as fragrances and flavours.