Mothercare (LON:MTC) Trading Up 19.4% – What’s Next?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTCGet Free Report)’s share price was up 19.4% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as GBX 4.80 ($0.06) and last traded at GBX 4.30 ($0.05). Approximately 126,867 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 62% from the average daily volume of 335,996 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3.60 ($0.05).

Mothercare Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3.97 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4.06. The stock has a market capitalization of £24.25 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 223.00, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a current ratio of 1.28.

Insider Activity 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 stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, for a total transaction of £30,000 ($37,641.15). 44.63% of the stock is owned by insiders.

About Mothercare

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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.

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