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

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR)’s share price reached a new 52-week high on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 360 and last traded at GBX 336, with a volume of 14544 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 330.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

James Cropper Trading Up 1.8%

The stock has a market cap of £32.10 million, a PE ratio of -11.75 and a beta of 0.52. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 321.96 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 281.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80, a current ratio of 2.56 and a quick ratio of 1.31.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 17th. The company reported GBX 21.40 earnings per share for the quarter. James Cropper had a negative return on equity of 13.45% and a negative net margin of 3.88%. On average, analysts predict that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.