Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Stock Passes Below Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s Why

Posted by Trent Williams on Feb 7th, 2025

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS – Get Free Report)’s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 269.81 ($3.36) and traded as low as GBX 224.60 ($2.79). Pets at Home Group shares last traded at GBX 226.40 ($2.82), with a volume of 875,016 shares.

Pets at Home Group Trading Up 0.4 %

The stock has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a PE ratio of 1,420.00, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 215.17 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 269.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.57.

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 8.40 ($0.10) earnings per share for the quarter. Pets at Home Group had a return on equity of 7.87% and a net margin of 5.36%. On average, analysts predict that Pets at Home Group Plc will post 22.67844 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th were issued a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. Pets at Home Group’s payout ratio is presently 8,125.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Lyssa McGowan acquired 42,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 236 ($2.93) per share, for a total transaction of £99,813.84 ($124,131.13). Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

About Pets at Home Group

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We are the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pet owners with everything they need to be able to look after their pet – from food, toys and bedding, and grooming services, right the way through to first opinion veterinary care.

Our stores represent a unique environment and provide a practical, fun and unique experience for pet owners.