James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Hits New 1-Year High – What’s Next?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 600 and last traded at GBX 593.98, with a volume of 46309 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 530.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

James Cropper Stock Performance

The firm has a market cap of £56.75 million, a P/E ratio of 19.29 and a beta of 0.52. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 442.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 364.24.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 30.80 earnings per share (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 analysts predict that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 earnings per share for the current 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.