Mothercare (LON:MTC) Share Price Passes Above 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC)’s stock price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 3.99 ($0.05) and traded as high as GBX 4 ($0.05). Mothercare shares last traded at GBX 4 ($0.05), with a volume of 400,424 shares trading hands.

Mothercare Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £20.41 million, a P/E ratio of 223.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 3.98.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Mothercare

In other news, insider Andrew Cook purchased 1,000,000 shares of Mothercare stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, with a total value of £30,000 ($37,457.86). Corporate insiders own 44.63% of the company’s stock.

About Mothercare

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.