Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Stock Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Shares of Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS) passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 288.62 ($3.63) and traded as low as GBX 207.40 ($2.61). Pets at Home Group shares last traded at GBX 211 ($2.66), with a volume of 447,074 shares.

Pets at Home Group Trading Down 1.4 %

The company has a market cap of £953.01 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,300.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 260.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 287.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.57, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13.

Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. Pets at Home Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8,125.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Lyssa McGowan bought 42,294 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 236 ($2.97) per share, with a total value of £99,813.84 ($125,599.40). 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Pets at Home Group

Pets at Home Group Plc engages in the specialist omnichannel retailing of pet food, pet related products, and pet accessories in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Retail, Vet Group, and Central. The company offers pet grooming services comprising a full dog groom, bath, microchipping, and nail clipping; and pet insurance products.