James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 460 and last traded at GBX 454, with a volume of 20697 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 460.

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 Down 1.3%

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 £43.38 million, a PE ratio of 14.74 and a beta of 0.48. The firm has a 50-day moving average of GBX 368.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 342.63.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last posted 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%. On average, equities research analysts forecast 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.