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

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 180 ($2.32) and last traded at GBX 180.70 ($2.33), with a volume of 17931 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 195 ($2.51).

James Cropper Stock Down 7.3 %

The company has a current ratio of 2.56, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 199.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 229.45. The company has a market cap of £17.27 million, a PE ratio of -4.33 and a beta of 0.52.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Jon Yeung purchased 3,500 shares of James Cropper stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 230 ($2.96) per share, for a total transaction of £8,050 ($10,373.71). Also, insider Mark A. J. Cropper acquired 117,022 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 198 ($2.55) per share, with a total value of £231,703.56 ($298,587.06). 41.13% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.