Key Points
- Insider purchase: Director Andrew Cook bought 5,000,000 shares of Mothercare on December 23 at GBX 1 per share, a transaction totaling £50,000.
- Mothercare trades near its lows (opened GBX 2.30; 52-week low GBX 1) with a market cap of ~£12.96M, a recent quarterly EPS of GBX (0.30) and an extremely high debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67, signaling financial strain.
- Analysts remain optimistic: Deutsche Bank cut its target from GBX 650 to GBX 450 but kept a "buy" rating, and the consensus rating is "Buy" with an average price target of GBX 450—well above the current share price.
Mothercare plc (LON:MTC - Get Free Report) insider Andrew Cook bought 5,000,000 shares of Mothercare stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1 per share, for a total transaction of £50,000.
Mothercare Stock Performance
Shares of MTC stock opened at GBX 2.30 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 2.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 2.75. The stock has a market capitalization of £12.96 million, a PE ratio of 2.09, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1,691.67. Mothercare plc has a 52 week low of GBX 1 and a 52 week high of GBX 4.80.
Mothercare (LON:MTC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 23rd. The company reported GBX (0.30) earnings per share for the quarter. On average, research analysts predict that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on Mothercare from GBX 650 to GBX 450 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of GBX 450.
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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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