Mothercare (LON:MTC) Sets New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 1.82 and last traded at GBX 1.83, with a volume of 452897 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1.97.

Mothercare Trading Up 1.8%

The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2.29 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2.64. 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 company has a market capitalization of £11.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Mothercare

In related news, insider Clive Whiley acquired 42,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1 per share, for a total transaction of £420,000. Also, insider Andrew Cook acquired 5,000,000 shares of Mothercare stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 1 per share, with a total value of £50,000. 2.63% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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.