Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Sells £40,622.80 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Tom Brophy sold 820 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction on Monday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,954 ($62.61), for a total value of £40,622.80 ($51,336.79).

Tom Brophy also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 10th, Tom Brophy bought 4 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 4,593 ($58.04) per share, with a total value of £183.72 ($232.17).

Croda International Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of Croda International stock opened at GBX 4,902 ($61.95) on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 4,805 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 4,708.34. Croda International Plc has a 1 year low of GBX 4,018 ($50.78) and a 1 year high of GBX 7,132 ($90.13). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.99, a current ratio of 2.84 and a quick ratio of 2.25. The company has a market capitalization of £6.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 4,018.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.71.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 29th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 18th will be issued a GBX 62 ($0.78) dividend. This is a boost from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.26%. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,934.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 5,200 ($65.71) price objective on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th.

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.