The statement said Cradley was not aware of any reason for such a rapid movement in its share price value.
The groups share price jumped an initial 38.46% from 9.75p to 13.5p, and then a further 15% to 15.5p on 30 January.
Non-executive chairman John Wheatley said: We could find no rhyme nor reason for the change as we explained to the Stock Exchange.
Wheatley said it later emerged that the companys name had been mentioned on an investor chatroom, where companies market values are compared with balance sheet values.
As of 2 February, Cradleys share price had remained steady at 15.5p.
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