Mothercare (LON:MTC) Sets New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) reached a new 52-week low on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 1.50 and last traded at GBX 1.77, with a volume of 28690 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2.28.

Mothercare Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day moving average of GBX 2.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2.46. 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. The company has a market capitalization of £9.98 million, a PE ratio of 1.61, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15.

Mothercare (LON:MTC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 23rd. The company reported GBX (0.30) EPS for the quarter. Research analysts anticipate that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Clive Whiley acquired 42,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 1 per share, for a total transaction of £420,000. Also, insider Andrew Cook purchased 5,000,000 shares of Mothercare stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1 per share, for a total transaction of £50,000. 10.96% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.