Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Increases Dividend to GBX 63 Per Share

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) announced a dividend on Tuesday, February 25th, DividendData.Co.Uk reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of GBX 63 ($0.82) per share on Wednesday, May 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This is a 34.0% increase from Croda International's previous dividend of $47.00. The official announcement can be seen at this link.

Croda International Price Performance

Shares of CRDA traded up GBX 9 ($0.12) during trading hours on Friday, reaching GBX 2,632 ($34.44). 665,715 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,762,788. Croda International has a 52-week low of GBX 2,551 ($33.38) and a 52-week high of GBX 5,034 ($65.86). The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90. The company has a market cap of £3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The company's 50-day moving average price is GBX 3,035.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3,383.86.

Croda International (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.87) 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, analysts anticipate that Croda International will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Croda International news, insider Tom Brophy sold 380 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,643 ($34.58), for a total transaction of £10,043.40 ($13,140.65). Also, insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($38.06), for a total value of £94,513.41 ($123,660.09). Insiders acquired 570 shares of company stock worth $1,787,575 in the last three months. 0.93% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.