Mothercare (LON:MTC) Stock Price Down 14.3% – Should You Sell?

Shares of Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) were down 14.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 3.60 ($0.05) and last traded at GBX 3.60 ($0.05). Approximately 137,255 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 93% from the average daily volume of 71,251 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 4.20 ($0.05).

Mothercare Trading Down 16.5 %

The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 3.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 3.92. The firm has a market cap of £17.19 million, a P/E ratio of 223.00, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15.

Mothercare (LON:MTC) last announced its earnings results on Monday, December 2nd. The company reported GBX (0.30) ($0.00) earnings per share for the quarter. Analysts predict that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mothercare news, insider Andrew Cook acquired 1,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, for a total transaction of £30,000 ($37,504.69). 44.63% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.