Mothercare (LON:MTC) Stock Price Up 0.1% – Time to Buy?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC)’s share price shot up 0.1% during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 4 ($0.05) and last traded at GBX 3.48 ($0.04). 719,182 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 696% from the average session volume of 90,325 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 3.47 ($0.04).

Mothercare Trading Up 15.3 %

The business has a 50 day moving average of GBX 3.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 3.88. The firm has a market capitalization of £22.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 223.00, a P/E/G 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.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Andrew Cook bought 1,000,000 shares of Mothercare stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 18th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 3 ($0.04) per share, for a total transaction of £30,000 ($37,341.30). Corporate 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.