Mothercare (LON:MTC) Trading Up 12.7% – Here’s Why

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC)’s share price traded up 12.7% on Friday . The company traded as high as GBX 2.10 and last traded at GBX 2.08. 184,460 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 75% from the average session volume of 736,499 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1.85.

Mothercare Trading Up 24.7%

The firm has a market capitalization of £12.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.09, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 2.12 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 2.53. 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 23rd. The company reported GBX (0.30) earnings per share for the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Mothercare

In related news, insider Clive Whiley bought 42,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 1 per share, for a total transaction of £420,000. Also, insider Andrew Cook purchased 5,000,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 1 per share, for a total transaction of £50,000. 10.96% of the stock is currently owned by corporate 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. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.