James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Sets New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as GBX 360 and last traded at GBX 350, with a volume of 9094 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 351.90.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of James Cropper in a report on Monday, November 17th.

James Cropper Trading Down 0.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80. The firm’s 50 day moving average is GBX 316.57 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 277.73. The stock has a market cap of £33.44 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.35 and a beta of 0.52.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 17th. The company reported GBX 21.40 EPS for the quarter. James Cropper had a negative return on equity of 13.45% and a negative net margin of 3.88%. Equities analysts anticipate that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 EPS for the current year.

James Cropper Company Profile

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.