James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Hits New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Shares of James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 420 and last traded at GBX 410, with a volume of 56066 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 380.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

James Cropper Price Performance

The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 363.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 341.60. 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 stock has a market cap of £42.72 million, a PE ratio of -15.63 and a beta of 0.48.

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 net margin of 2.82% and a return on equity of 11.95%. Equities analysts anticipate that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 EPS 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.