James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 12-Month High – Here’s Why

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

James Cropper Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £39.18 million, a P/E ratio of -14.34 and a beta of 0.48. 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 stock’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 359.39 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 340.96.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last released 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%. Equities research analysts forecast 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.