James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Sets New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 460 and last traded at GBX 453.50, with a volume of 3269 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 454.20.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital Group restated a “house stock” rating on shares of James Cropper in a research report on Thursday, July 2nd.

James Cropper Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.70, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market capitalization of £43.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.72 and a beta of 0.49. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 390.72 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 348.16.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 30.80 EPS for the quarter. James Cropper had a return on equity of 11.95% and a net margin of 2.82%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About James Cropper

James Cropper is a global market leader in advanced materials and paper products. Led by the Cropper family for six generations, the business has an international workforce and an operational reach in over 50 countries.

Established in 1845, the Group manufactures paper, packaging and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical coatings.

James Cropper is a specialist provider of niche solutions tailored to a unique customer specification, ranging from substrates and components in hydrogen electrolysis and fuel cells to bespoke colours and textures in paper and moulded fibre packaging designed to replace single use plastics.

The Group operates across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable energy.