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

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

James Cropper Trading Down 1.4%

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 business’s 50-day moving average is GBX 647.30 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 424.63. The firm has a market cap of £79.01 million, a P/E ratio of 26.85 and a beta of 0.52.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jon Yeung bought 7,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 2nd. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 645 per share, with a total value of £47,085. 29.56% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.