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James Cropper plc Stock: price and insider trades · United Kingdom
1 insider bought €110k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 05 Oct 2026.
James Cropper plc: what insiders have been doing
James Cropper plc is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to RNS (LSE). Over the twelve months to 18 October 2026, 3 filings were filed, from 1 insider.
Purchases and sales both appear in the filings: 2 purchases (1 insider, €57k) and 1 sale (1 insider, €1,560). Netting one side against the other leaves €55k of net buying. Buying on the open market means paying the going price with one's own funds, a different act from receiving shares as pay. Among those who bought: 1 board member. One trade stands out by size: a purchase of €55k, disclosed on 2 October 2026.
The last purchase on record was published on 2 October 2026, which is 16 days ago. Publication is fast: at least half of the trades appear on RNS (LSE) on the same day. Under the UK Market Abuse Regulation, managers have three business days to notify their trades.
Compared with its exchange (833 companies, median 6 filings), a count of 3 filings is below the norm. Since 2023, the database holds 12 purchases and 2 sales by insiders of the company.
Source: insider filings from RNS (LSE). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
Insider Decl.
16
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€432,684
12 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€27,944
2 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleJon Yeung4 buys
David Stirling3 buys
Martin Court1 buy1 sale
Mark Cropper1 buy
Since the insiders bought
- +30.2%Entry £2.65 · Close at T+90 £3.45
- +109.8%Entry £3.05 · Close at T+365 £6.40
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 7,516 of 24,148 companies
61.0
score / 100
Value63
Quality59
FCF yld9.7%
Earn yld4.2%
EV/EBITDA11.5x
ROE13%
Gross mgn66%
Net mgn2.8%
Debt/EBITDA2.7x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2026FY ended March 2026 · cache
£6.85
Analyst consensus
1 analysts£6.50Target £6.50(-5%)£6.50
Income statement
Revenue£102.9M
Gross profit£67.9M66% margin
EBITDA£7.8M8% margin
Net income£2.9M2.8% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)22.1x
PER (forward)1172.3x
P/Book265.3x
Beta0.45
Balance sheet & cash
Market cap£65.5M
Total debt£21.1M
Free Cash Flow£6.7M
Debt / Equity87%
Profitability & ownership
ROE13.0%
ROA5.0%
% insiders23.9%
% institutions16.4%
Last declaration on 2 October 2026
Declarations16 total
500 shares@ £2.7250.2% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:9f22e55c-74ed-47ba-aa29-dba7fefb691f-0
Canonical exit: 25 Jun 2026 (T+90)
500 shares@ £2.7049.8% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:9f22e55c-74ed-47ba-aa29-dba7fefb691f-1
4,000 shares@ £2.7037.5% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5819819
Canonical exit: 11 Dec 2025 (T+90)
6,250 shares@ £1.9844.1% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5658431-0
Canonical exit: 14 Aug 2025 (T+90)
3,000 shares@ £1.7418.4% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5649824-0
Canonical exit: 7 Aug 2025 (T+90)
117,022 shares@ £1.97597.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5539810
Canonical exit: 14 May 2025 (T+90)
2,494 sharesOff marketISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5384630
59,980 sharesOff marketISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5381620
32,967 sharesOff marketISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5101883
Canonical exit: 9 Jun 2024 (T+90)
2,437 shares@ £3.053.0% of flowLondon Stock ExchangeISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5098194
Canonical exit: 6 Jun 2024 (T+90)
3,626 shares@ £6.30100.0% of flowOutside trading venueISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5012637-0
Canonical exit: 20 Mar 2024 (T+90)
3,626 shares@ £6.30100.0% of flowOutside trading venueISIN GB0002346053FCA-NSM:5012637-1
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About James Cropper plc
James Cropper plc is a UK-based company specializing in the manufacture of paper and paper products. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol XLON.
