James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Stock Crosses Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 248.89 ($3.11) and traded as low as GBX 200 ($2.50). James Cropper shares last traded at GBX 200 ($2.50), with a volume of 10,450 shares trading hands.

James Cropper Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £18.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -466.67 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.56. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 220.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 247.07.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 20th. The company reported GBX (5.10) (($0.06)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. James Cropper had a negative return on equity of 13.87% and a negative net margin of 3.81%. Research analysts predict that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at James Cropper

In other news, insider Jon Yeung acquired 3,500 shares of James Cropper stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 230 ($2.87) per share, with a total value of £8,050 ($10,051.19). 41.13% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.