Mothercare (LON:MTC) Stock Falls 26% – Time to Sell?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC – Get Free Report)’s share price dropped 26% during mid-day trading on Wednesday. The company traded as low as GBX 0.30 and last traded at GBX 0.30. 29,347,443 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 383% from the average daily volume of 6,077,983 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 0.41.

Mothercare Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £1.70 million, a P/E ratio of -0.34, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 0.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 0.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.28, a quick ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67.

Mothercare (LON:MTC – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported GBX (0.60) earnings per share for the quarter. Sell-side analysts forecast that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.

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