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

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC)’s stock price fell 14.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 3.60 ($0.04) and last traded at GBX 3.60 ($0.04). 137,255 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 93% from the average session volume of 71,251 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 4.20 ($0.05).

Mothercare Stock Down 14.3 %

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 firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 3.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 3.94. The firm has a market cap of £20.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 223.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15.

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

Insider Transactions at Mothercare

In other Mothercare news, insider Andrew Cook acquired 1,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 18th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, with a total value of £30,000 ($37,322.72). 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.