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

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) reached a new 52-week high on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 330 and last traded at GBX 328.50, with a volume of 19550 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 320.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of James Cropper in a research report on Wednesday, September 3rd.

James Cropper Stock Performance

The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 302.01 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 261.40. The firm has a market cap of £31.39 million, a P/E ratio of -5.96 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a current ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80.

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.