Mothercare (LON:MTC) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-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 traded.

Mothercare Trading Down 11.2 %

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.28. The stock has a market capitalization of £20.52 million, a P/E ratio of 223.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 3.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 3.88.

Mothercare (LON:MTC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 2nd. The company reported GBX (0.30) ($0.00) earnings per share for the quarter. On average, research analysts forecast that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Andrew Cook bought 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, with a total value of £30,000 ($37,341.30). Insiders own 44.63% of the company’s stock.

Mothercare Company Profile

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.