Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS) shares crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 267.06 ($3.36) and traded as low as GBX 227.60 ($2.86). Pets at Home Group shares last traded at GBX 227.60 ($2.86), with a volume of 568,590 shares.

Pets at Home Group Price Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 214.20 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 266.27. The company has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13.

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 8.40 ($0.11) EPS for the quarter. Pets at Home Group had a return on equity of 8.05% and a net margin of 5.36%. As a group, research analysts expect that Pets at Home Group Plc will post 22.67844 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were paid a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. Pets at Home Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 79.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Pets at Home Group news, insider Lyssa McGowan purchased 42,294 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 236 ($2.97) per share, with a total value of £99,813.84 ($125,631.01). 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Pets at Home Group Company Profile

We are the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pet owners with everything they need to be able to look after their pet – from food, toys and bedding, and grooming services, right the way through to first opinion veterinary care.

Our stores represent a unique environment and provide a practical, fun and unique experience for pet owners.