James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 52-Week Low – Here’s Why

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 180 ($2.27) and last traded at GBX 186.40 ($2.35), with a volume of 15661 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at GBX 185 ($2.33).

James Cropper Stock Performance

The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 207.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 234.58. The company has a market cap of £17.81 million, a PE ratio of -4.46 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 (LON:CRPR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The company reported GBX (5.10) (($0.06)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. James Cropper had a negative net margin of 3.88% and a negative return on equity of 13.45%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at James Cropper

In related news, insider Jon Yeung bought 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 230 ($2.89) per share, with a total value of £8,050 ($10,129.61). Also, insider Mark A. J. Cropper sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 198 ($2.49), for a total value of £9,900 ($12,457.53). Company insiders own 41.13% of the company’s stock.

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.