Mothercare (LON:MTC) Shares Cross Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 4.03 ($0.05) and traded as high as GBX 4.62 ($0.06). Mothercare shares last traded at GBX 3.60 ($0.04), with a volume of 1,144 shares trading hands.

Mothercare Price Performance

The company has a market capitalization 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. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 3.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 4.03. 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 Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Andrew Cook bought 1,000,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 ($36,719.71). 44.63% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.