Mothercare (LON:MTC) Stock Price Down 12% – Time to Sell?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) shares were down 12% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 2.28 and last traded at GBX 2.28. Approximately 706,269 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 20% from the average daily volume of 589,711 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2.59.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price objective on Mothercare from GBX 650 to GBX 450 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mothercare has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 450.

Mothercare Trading Down 1.6%

The stock has a market capitalization of £13.53 million, a PE ratio of 2.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 2.73 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 2.77. 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.

Mothercare (LON:MTC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 25th. The company reported GBX (0.40) EPS for the quarter. As a group, analysts expect that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 earnings per share for the current year.

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.