Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY) Reaches New 52-Week High at $2.80

Sappi Limited (OTCMKTS:SPPJY - Get Free Report) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $2.80 and last traded at $2.73, with a volume of 1609 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $2.65.

Sappi Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The stock's 50 day moving average is $2.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.33.

Sappi (OTCMKTS:SPPJY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The basic materials company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter. Sappi had a negative net margin of 1.05% and a positive return on equity of 4.72%. Analysts expect that Sappi Limited will post 0.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Sappi Company Profile

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Sappi Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of materials made from woodfiber-based renewable resources in Europe, North America, and South Africa. The company manufacture and sells dissolving pulp, and wood and paper pulp; graphic papers, coated and uncoated papers, and casting and release papers; and packaging and specialty papers, including packaging and specialty papers, including flexible packaging papers, label papers, functional paper packaging products, containerboards, paperboards, silicone base papers, and dye sublimation papers.

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