Mothercare (LON:MTC) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Here’s Why

Posted by Chris Copeland on Jan 15th, 2026

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC – Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 1.84 and last traded at GBX 1.90, with a volume of 86600 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of 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 MarketBeat.com, Mothercare has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 450.

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Mothercare Stock Down 5.2%

The stock has a market cap of £10.69 million, a P/E ratio of 1.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. 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. The firm’s fifty day moving average is GBX 2.37 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 2.71.

Mothercare (LON:MTC – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, December 23rd. The company reported GBX (0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Mothercare plc will post 0.2157576 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mothercare

In related news, insider Andrew Cook bought 5,000,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 1 per share, with a total value of £50,000. Also, insider Clive Whiley bought 42,000,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 23rd. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 1 per share, with a total value of £420,000. Company insiders own 2.63% of the company’s stock.

Mothercare Company Profile

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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.