Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Stock Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS)’s stock price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 214.16 ($2.70) and traded as high as GBX 230.40 ($2.91). Pets at Home Group shares last traded at GBX 228.80 ($2.89), with a volume of 1,443,309 shares.

Pets at Home Group Stock Down 0.3 %

The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 214.16 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 263.45. 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 stock has a market cap of £1.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.87, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69.

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 27th. The company reported GBX 8.40 ($0.11) earnings per share for the quarter. Pets at Home Group had a net margin of 5.36% and a return on equity of 8.05%. Equities analysts forecast that Pets at Home Group Plc will post 22.67844 earnings per share 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 issued a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. Pets at Home Group’s dividend payout ratio is 79.03%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Lyssa McGowan bought 42,294 shares of Pets at Home Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 236 ($2.98) per share, with a total value of £99,813.84 ($125,963.96). 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Pets at Home Group

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.