James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Shares of James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) reached a new 52-week high on Tuesday. The company traded as high as GBX 850 and last traded at GBX 850, with a volume of 48,406 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 830.

James Cropper Stock Up 2.4%

The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 686.91 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 437.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 86.70, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm has a market cap of £81.22 million, a PE ratio of 27.60 and a beta of 0.52.

Insider Transactions at James Cropper

In other news, insider Jon Yeung acquired 7,300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 2nd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 645 per share, with a total value of £47,085. 29.64% 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.