Croda International (LON:CRDA) Hits New 12-Month Low at $3,832.00

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDAGet Free Report)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 3,832 ($48.97) and last traded at GBX 3,875 ($49.52), with a volume of 507489 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,947 ($50.44).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on CRDA shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Croda International from GBX 4,400 ($56.23) to GBX 4,200 ($53.67) and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 15th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 5,300 ($67.73) price target on shares of Croda International in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st.

Read Our Latest Analysis on CRDA

Croda International Trading Down 2.2 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 29.99, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.84. The company has a market capitalization of £5.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3,235.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.72. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 4,127.98 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 4,551.66.

Croda International Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be paid a dividend of GBX 47 ($0.60) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. This represents a yield of 1.15%. Croda International’s payout ratio is 8,934.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Croda International

In other Croda International news, insider Tom Brophy sold 2,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,550 ($58.15), for a total transaction of £100,100 ($127,923.32). In related news, insider Ian Bull acquired 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,936 ($50.30) per share, with a total value of £39,360 ($50,300.32). Also, insider Tom Brophy sold 2,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 4,550 ($58.15), for a total value of £100,100 ($127,923.32). Insiders have bought a total of 1,010 shares of company stock valued at $3,979,653 in the last ninety days. 0.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Croda International

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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.

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