James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as GBX 670 and last traded at GBX 670, with a volume of 25543 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 640.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

James Cropper Stock Up 4.7%

The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 469.25 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 375.34. 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 company has a market capitalization of £64.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.75 and a beta of 0.52.

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