Mothercare (LON:MTC) Stock Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC)’s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 3.88 ($0.05) and traded as high as GBX 3.92 ($0.05). Mothercare shares last traded at GBX 3.64 ($0.05), with a volume of 18,003 shares changing hands.

Mothercare Trading Down 11.2 %

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 3.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3.88. The company has a market capitalization of £20.52 million, a PE ratio of 223.00, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67.

Mothercare (LON:MTC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 2nd. The company reported GBX (0.30) ($0.00) EPS for the quarter. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Mothercare

In other news, insider Andrew Cook purchased 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, for a total transaction of £30,000 ($37,341.30). Company insiders own 44.63% of the company’s stock.

About Mothercare

Mothercare plc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist franchisor of products for parents and young children under the Mothercare brand. The company provides clothing, footwear, home and travel products, and toys. It operates through Mothercare stores, as well as online stores under the Mothercare brand.