James Cropper (LON:CRPR) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 177 ($2.29) and last traded at GBX 177 ($2.29), with a volume of 1500 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 195 ($2.52).

James Cropper Stock Down 7.7 %

The firm has a market cap of £17.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.31 and a beta of 0.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 195.72 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 227.23. 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 Mark A. J. Cropper bought 117,022 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 13th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 198 ($2.56) per share, with a total value of £231,703.56 ($299,707.10). Also, insider Jon Yeung purchased 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 230 ($2.98) per share, for a total transaction of £8,050 ($10,412.62). Company insiders own 41.13% of the company’s stock.

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.