Insider Buying: James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) Insider Purchases 117,022 Shares of Stock

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) insider Mark A. J. Cropper acquired 117,022 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 13th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 198 ($2.49) per share, with a total value of £231,703.56 ($291,194.62).

James Cropper Trading Up 2.3 %

James Cropper stock traded up GBX 4.50 ($0.06) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 202 ($2.54). 4,272 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,971. The stock has a market capitalization of £19.30 million, a PE ratio of -4.84 and a beta of 0.52. James Cropper PLC has a 52 week low of GBX 180 ($2.26) and a 52 week high of GBX 440 ($5.53). The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 211.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 236.96.

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 20th. The company reported GBX (5.10) (($0.06)) earnings per share for the quarter. James Cropper had a negative net margin of 3.88% and a negative return on equity of 13.45%. Equities research analysts anticipate that James Cropper PLC will post 10.2657444 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.