Mothercare (LON:MTC) Shares Down 18% – Here’s Why

Shares of Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) traded down 18% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as GBX 1.82 and last traded at GBX 1.87. 194,471 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average session volume of 486,846 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2.28.

Mothercare Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of GBX 2.31 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 2.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67, a current ratio of 1.28 and a quick ratio of 1.31. The company has a market cap of £10.43 million, a PE ratio of 1.68, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mothercare news, insider Clive Whiley bought 42,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1 per share, with a total value of £420,000. Also, insider Andrew Cook bought 5,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was purchased 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 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.