James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s What Happened

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

James Cropper Stock Up 2.9%

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 company has a market cap of £43.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.87 and a beta of 0.49. The stock’s fifty day moving average is GBX 394.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 349.31.

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%. Sell-side analysts predict 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.