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As of 09/28/2026 10:18 AM Eastern
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CRPR vs. AXS, SCS, WBI, SLP, and PRE

Should you buy James Cropper stock or one of its competitors? James Cropper's main competitors and comparable companies include Accsys Technologies (AXS), ScS Group (SCS), Woodbois (WBI), Sylvania Platinum (SLP), and Pensana (PRE). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "materials" sector.

How does James Cropper compare to Accsys Technologies?

Accsys Technologies (LON:AXS) and James Cropper (LON:CRPR) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Accsys Technologies currently has a consensus price target of GBX 110, indicating a potential upside of 77.42%. Given Accsys Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Accsys Technologies is more favorable than James Cropper.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Accsys Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
James Cropper
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Accsys Technologies has a beta of 1.171, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, James Cropper has a beta of 0.523, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

Accsys Technologies has a net margin of 4.27% compared to James Cropper's net margin of 2.82%. James Cropper's return on equity of 11.95% beat Accsys Technologies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Accsys Technologies4.27% 6.44% -0.30%
James Cropper 2.82%11.95%1.18%

James Cropper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Accsys Technologies. James Cropper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Accsys Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Accsys Technologies£153.28M1.00-£21.68M£2.5524.31
James Cropper£102.93M0.58-£3.99M£30.8020.38

In the previous week, Accsys Technologies had 3 more articles in the media than James Cropper. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Accsys Technologies and 0 mentions for James Cropper. Accsys Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat James Cropper's score of 0.00 indicating that Accsys Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Accsys Technologies Neutral
James Cropper Neutral

21.0% of Accsys Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of James Cropper shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Accsys Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of James Cropper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Accsys Technologies beats James Cropper on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Cropper compare to ScS Group?

ScS Group (LON:SCS) and James Cropper (LON:CRPR) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

James Cropper has a net margin of 2.82% compared to ScS Group's net margin of 1.37%. James Cropper's return on equity of 11.95% beat ScS Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ScS Group1.37% 9.30% 2.77%
James Cropper 2.82%11.95%1.18%

In the previous week, ScS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled James Cropper'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
ScS Group Neutral
James Cropper Neutral

ScS Group has higher revenue and earnings than James Cropper. ScS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Cropper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ScS Group£325.86M0.00£4.45M£0.12N/A
James Cropper£102.93M0.58-£3.99M£30.8020.38

ScS Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, James Cropper has a beta of 0.523, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

74.1% of ScS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of James Cropper shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of ScS Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of James Cropper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ScS Group beats James Cropper on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Cropper compare to Woodbois?

Woodbois (LON:WBI) and James Cropper (LON:CRPR) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

1.7% of Woodbois shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.1% of James Cropper shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.2% of Woodbois shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of James Cropper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Woodbois has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, James Cropper has a beta of 0.523, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Woodbois' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled James Cropper'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Woodbois Neutral
James Cropper Neutral

James Cropper has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Woodbois' net margin of -102.33%. James Cropper's return on equity of 11.95% beat Woodbois' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Woodbois-102.33% -5.42% -2.44%
James Cropper 2.82%11.95%1.18%

James Cropper has higher revenue and earnings than Woodbois. Woodbois is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Cropper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Woodbois£14.36M0.13-£14.69M-£0.20N/A
James Cropper£102.93M0.58-£3.99M£30.8020.38

Summary

James Cropper beats Woodbois on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Cropper compare to Sylvania Platinum?

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) and Sylvania Platinum (LON:SLP) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and media sentiment.

Sylvania Platinum has a net margin of 29.28% compared to James Cropper's net margin of 2.82%. Sylvania Platinum's return on equity of 22.65% beat James Cropper's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Cropper2.82% 11.95% 1.18%
Sylvania Platinum 29.28%22.65%1.69%

James Cropper has a beta of 0.523, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Sylvania Platinum has a beta of 1.657, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the broader market.

17.1% of James Cropper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Sylvania Platinum shares are held by institutional investors. 29.6% of James Cropper shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Sylvania Platinum shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Sylvania Platinum has a consensus price target of GBX 163.50, suggesting a potential upside of 70.31%. Given Sylvania Platinum's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sylvania Platinum is more favorable than James Cropper.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
James Cropper
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Sylvania Platinum
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Sylvania Platinum has higher revenue and earnings than James Cropper. Sylvania Platinum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Cropper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Cropper£102.93M0.58-£3.99M£30.8020.38
Sylvania Platinum£226.32M1.10£8.54M£13.936.89

In the previous week, James Cropper's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Sylvania Platinum'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
James Cropper Neutral
Sylvania Platinum Neutral

Summary

Sylvania Platinum beats James Cropper on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does James Cropper compare to Pensana?

James Cropper (LON:CRPR) and Pensana (LON:PRE) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

17.1% of James Cropper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.0% of Pensana shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.6% of James Cropper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Pensana shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, James Cropper's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pensana'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
James Cropper Neutral
Pensana Neutral

James Cropper has a beta of 0.523, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pensana has a beta of 1.043, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

James Cropper has a net margin of 2.82% compared to Pensana's net margin of 0.00%. James Cropper's return on equity of 11.95% beat Pensana's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
James Cropper2.82% 11.95% 1.18%
Pensana N/A -18.08%-4.97%

James Cropper has higher revenue and earnings than Pensana. Pensana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than James Cropper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
James Cropper£102.93M0.58-£3.99M£30.8020.38
PensanaN/AN/A-£6.26M-£4.02N/A

Summary

James Cropper beats Pensana on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CRPR vs. The Competition

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MetricJames CropperPaper & Forest Products IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£59.97M£3.67B£4.81B£2.89B
Dividend Yield2.48%10.29%4.73%6.22%
P/E Ratio20.3812.3425.44366.61
Price / Sales0.586.7616,536.7089,510.94
Price / Cash5.9137.7424.5027.89
Price / Book2.351.9510.066.33
Net Income-£3.99M£163.64M£157.81M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.94%-2.56%-2.91%-0.15%
1 Month Performance19.20%-0.60%-3.94%10.98%
1 Year Performance90.18%3.98%21.22%18.44%

James Cropper Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRPR
James Cropper
N/AGBX 627.60
+5.1%		N/A+109.2%£59.97M£102.93M20.38600
AXS
Accsys Technologies
3.0224 of 5 stars		GBX 71.60
+0.8%		GBX 115
+60.6%		-7.3%£174.89M£153.28M28.082,080
SCS
ScS Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£91.53M£325.86M2,250.0011,800
WBI
Woodbois
N/AGBX 0.03
flat		N/AN/A£1.87M£14.36MN/A420
SLP
Sylvania Platinum
3.8479 of 5 stars		GBX 95.20
+1.3%		GBX 163.50
+71.7%		+6.9%£243.20M£226.32M6.83160

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This page (LON:CRPR) was last updated on 9/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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