James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) hit a new 52-week high on Monday. The stock traded as high as GBX 840 and last traded at GBX 826.90, with a volume of 57,223 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 839.

James Cropper Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £79.01 million, a P/E ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.70. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 647.30 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 424.63.

Insider Buying and Selling at James Cropper

In other news, insider Jon Yeung acquired 7,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 645 per share, with a total value of £47,085. 29.56% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.