Insider Buying: James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) Insider Acquires £12,375 in Stock

James Cropper PLC (LON:CRPR) insider Jon Yeung bought 6,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, May 16th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 198 ($2.65) per share, for a total transaction of £12,375 ($16,572.92).

Jon Yeung also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, May 9th, Jon Yeung acquired 3,000 shares of James Cropper stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 174 ($2.33) per share, with a total value of £5,220 ($6,990.76).

James Cropper Trading Up 8.4%

CRPR opened at GBX 310 ($4.15) on Wednesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 169.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 196.63. The company has a market cap of £29.62 million, a P/E ratio of -7.42 and a beta of 0.52. James Cropper PLC has a one year low of GBX 125.15 ($1.68) and a one year high of GBX 397 ($5.32). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 96.80, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 2.56.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Shore Capital restated a “house stock” rating on shares of James Cropper in a report on Wednesday, May 7th.

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.