Mothercare (LON:MTC) Stock Price Down 14.4% – Here’s What Happened

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) fell 14.4% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 3.12 ($0.04) and last traded at GBX 3.12 ($0.04). 392,387 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 323% from the average session volume of 92,680 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3.65 ($0.05).

Mothercare Stock Down 6.2 %

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 3.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 3.85. 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 stock has a market capitalization of £18.04 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 quarterly earnings results on Monday, December 2nd. The company reported GBX (0.30) ($0.00) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts expect that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mothercare news, insider Andrew Cook purchased 1,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, for a total transaction of £30,000 ($37,811.95). Company 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.