Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Acquires £4,467.10 in Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Jacqui Ferguson bought 155 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 2,882 ($37.42) per share, for a total transaction of £4,467.10 ($5,800.68).

Croda International Stock Performance

Shares of LON CRDA opened at GBX 2,892 ($37.55) on Thursday. The company has a market cap of £4.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. Croda International Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,837 ($36.84) and a 52-week high of GBX 5,034 ($65.37). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a current ratio of 2.72. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 3,147.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3,465.24.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.85) earnings per share for the quarter. Croda International had a return on equity of 6.96% and a net margin of 9.98%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 63 ($0.82) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a yield of 2.03%. This is a positive change from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 93.66%.

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.