Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Jacqui Ferguson Acquires 155 Shares

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Jacqui Ferguson bought 155 shares of Croda International stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 2,882 ($37.24) per share, for a total transaction of £4,467.10 ($5,771.45).

Croda International Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of CRDA opened at GBX 2,923 ($37.76) on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 3,164.29 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3,476.67. 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 company has a market cap of £4.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.12, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. Croda International Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,842 ($36.72) and a 52-week high of GBX 5,034 ($65.04).

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.84) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Croda International had a net margin of 9.98% and a return on equity of 6.96%. Analysts predict that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be given a dividend of GBX 63 ($0.81) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 2.03%. This is a positive change from Croda International’s previous dividend of $47.00. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. Croda International’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.