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

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 460 and last traded at GBX 453.50, with a volume of 3269 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 454.20.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

James Cropper Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.70, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 390.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 348.16. The stock has a market cap of £43.33 million, a PE ratio of 14.72 and a beta of 0.49.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The company reported GBX 30.80 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.

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.