Croda International (LON:CRDA) Sets New 12-Month Low - Here's Why

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 3,688 ($47.83) and last traded at GBX 3,695 ($47.92), with a volume of 596210 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3,735.85 ($48.45).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Croda International from GBX 4,400 ($57.06) to GBX 4,200 ($54.47) and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 15th.

Croda International Trading Down 0.5 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.70, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.72. The company has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,979.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 4,222.44. The stock has a market cap of £5.17 billion, a PE ratio of 3,162.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74.

Croda International Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 5th were paid a GBX 47 ($0.61) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.15%. Croda International's dividend payout ratio is presently 9,316.24%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Ian Bull acquired 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 30th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3,936 ($51.04) per share, for a total transaction of £39,360 ($51,043.96). In the last three months, insiders bought 1,011 shares of company stock worth $3,979,618. Corporate insiders own 0.93% of the company's stock.

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.