Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) Insider Christopher Aldersley Acquires 3 Shares

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) insider Christopher Aldersley bought 3 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 4,915 ($61.83) per share, with a total value of £147.45 ($185.50).

Cranswick Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of CWK opened at GBX 4,860 ($61.14) on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is GBX 5,020.10 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 4,757.64. Cranswick plc has a twelve month low of GBX 3,728 ($46.90) and a twelve month high of GBX 5,260 ($66.17). The firm has a market capitalization of £2.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 2,325.36, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.44.

Cranswick Cuts Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

About Cranswick

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.