Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Shares Pass Below 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS)’s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 269.81 ($3.36) and traded as low as GBX 224.60 ($2.79). Pets at Home Group shares last traded at GBX 226.40 ($2.82), with a volume of 875,016 shares.

Pets at Home Group Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,420.00, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 215.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 269.81.

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 8.40 ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Pets at Home Group had a return on equity of 7.87% and a net margin of 5.36%. As a group, analysts forecast that Pets at Home Group Plc will post 22.67844 EPS for the current year.

Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were given a dividend of GBX 4.70 ($0.06) per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a yield of 1.7%. Pets at Home Group’s payout ratio is 8,125.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Pets at Home Group

In other Pets at Home Group news, insider Lyssa McGowan purchased 42,294 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 28th. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 236 ($2.93) per share, with a total value of £99,813.84 ($124,131.13). 1.80% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Pets at Home Group Company Profile

We are the UK’s leading pet care business, providing pet owners with everything they need to be able to look after their pet – from food, toys and bedding, and grooming services, right the way through to first opinion veterinary care.

Our stores represent a unique environment and provide a practical, fun and unique experience for pet owners.