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

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shares reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as GBX 600 and last traded at GBX 593.98, with a volume of 46309 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 530.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

James Cropper Trading Up 12.1%

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 moving average is GBX 438 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 362.62. The company has a market capitalization of £56.75 million, a P/E ratio of 19.29 and a beta of 0.52.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 earnings per share for the current 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.