Cranswick (CWK) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It also offers snacks and sharing boxes under the Bodega brand; olives, olive oil, and pulses under the Cypressa brand; Mediterranean foods under the Ramona's Kitchen brand name; and pet food and supplies under the Vitalin and Alpha Feeds, as well as operates export business. Cranswick plc was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Hessle, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 4,920 to 4,985
• 50-Day Range: 4,880 to 5,200
• 52-Week Range: 3,728 to 5,260
• Volume: 176,276 shs
• Average Volume: 134,011 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,363.64
• Dividend Yield: 1.82%
• Price Target: GBX 3,423
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Cranswick Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cranswick scored higher than 13% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Cranswick has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cranswick has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cranswick is 2,363.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cranswick is 2,363.64, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 211.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cranswick has a PEG Ratio of 2.62. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cranswick has a P/B Ratio of 2.91. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CWK.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cranswick pays a meaningful dividend of 1.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cranswick does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cranswick is 4,306.22%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CWK.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Cranswick has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cranswick this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Cranswick to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cranswick insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £830,179.40 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.54% of the stock of Cranswick is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.55% of the stock of Cranswick is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CWK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CWK shares performed this year?

Cranswick's stock was trading at GBX 3,808 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CWK shares have increased by 29.7% and is now trading at GBX 4,940.
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How were Cranswick's earnings last quarter?

Cranswick plc (LON:CWK) released its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 23rd. The company reported $156.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $152.60 by $3.80. Cranswick had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.89% and a net margin of 4.35%.

How do I buy shares of Cranswick?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Cranswick own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cranswick investors own include 32Red (TTR), Greencore Group (GNC), W.W. Grainger (GWW), Tesco (TSCO), Ashtead Group (AHT), Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH) and GSK (GSK).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/23/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 1/24 Dividend: 12/12/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Packaged Foods
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate
• Current Symbol: LON:CWK
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: cranswick.plc.uk
• Phone: +44-1482-372000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 52,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 3,423
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 5,312
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 57
• Potential Upside/Downside: -30.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,363.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.11
• P/E Growth: 2.62
• Net Income: £113.10 million
• Net Margins: 4.35%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 12.89%
• Return on Assets: 8.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 13.88
• Current Ratio: 1.66
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.60 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.02
• Cash Flow: GBX 33.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 146.39
• Book Value: GBX 1,700 per share
• Price / Book: 2.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 53,690,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.65 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44