James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Sets New 1-Year Low – What’s Next?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) shares reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as GBX 180 ($2.33) 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 ($2.52).

James Cropper Stock Performance

The business has a fifty day moving average of GBX 198.85 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 229.03. The company has a market cap of £17.27 million, a P/E ratio of -4.33 and a beta of 0.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Jon Yeung acquired 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 230 ($2.97) per share, for a total transaction of £8,050 ($10,401.86). Also, insider Mark A. J. Cropper sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 31st. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 198 ($2.56), for a total value of £9,900 ($12,792.35). 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.