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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

James Cropper Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.70. The firm has a market capitalization of £56.75 million, a P/E ratio of 19.29 and a beta of 0.52. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 438 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 362.62.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 30.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. James Cropper had a net margin of 2.82% and a return on equity of 11.95%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 EPS 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.