Insider Selling: Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) Insider Sells 3,249 Shares of Stock

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) insider Steve Foots sold 3,249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 2,909 ($37.59), for a total transaction of £94,513.41 ($122,126.13).

Steve Foots also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 3,203 ($41.39) per share, with a total value of £160.15 ($206.94).
• On Monday, February 10th, Steve Foots acquired 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3,094 ($39.98) per share, for a total transaction of £154.70 ($199.90).
• On Friday, January 10th, Steve Foots purchased 5 shares of Croda International stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 3,272 ($42.28) per share, for a total transaction of £163.60 ($211.40).

Croda International Price Performance

Shares of LON:CRDA traded up GBX 18 ($0.23) on Tuesday, hitting GBX 2,911 ($37.61). The company had a trading volume of 361,387 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,026,279. Croda International Plc has a 52-week low of GBX 2,873 ($37.12) and a 52-week high of GBX 5,034 ($65.05). The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3,195.43 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 3,509.76. The company has a market cap of £4.07 billion, a PE ratio of 25.01, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a current ratio of 2.72, a quick ratio of 2.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 30.90.

Croda International (LON:CRDA) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported GBX 142.60 ($1.84) 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, equities analysts anticipate that Croda International Plc will post 181.8307268 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Croda International Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be issued a GBX 63 ($0.81) dividend. 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 payout ratio is currently 93.66%.

Croda International Company Profile

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.