Croda International (LON:CRDA) Stock Price Up 0.1%

Shares of Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA - Get Free Report) rose 0.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 4,161 ($54.87) and last traded at GBX 4,084 ($53.86). Approximately 206,157 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 49% from the average daily volume of 403,181 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 4,079 ($53.79).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CRDA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Croda International from GBX 4,400 ($58.02) to GBX 4,200 ($55.39) and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 5,300 ($69.89) target price on shares of Croda International in a research report on Wednesday, May 1st.

Croda International Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 2.25, a current ratio of 2.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.70. The firm has a market cap of £5.70 billion, a PE ratio of 3,490.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 3,989.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 4,465.56.

Croda International Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 5th will be issued a GBX 47 ($0.62) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 5th. Croda International's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9,316.24%.

Insider Transactions at Croda International

In other Croda International news, insider Ian Bull purchased 1,000 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 30th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 3,936 ($51.91) per share, for a total transaction of £39,360 ($51,905.58). Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 1,011 shares of company stock valued at $3,980,372. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.

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