Mothercare (LON:MTC) Shares Up 26.8% – Time to Buy?

Mothercare plc (LON:MTC) shot up 26.8% on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as GBX 1.49 and last traded at GBX 1.49. 1,189,168 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 63% from the average session volume of 729,680 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1.18.

Mothercare Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of £6.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.09, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.15. 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. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 1.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 2.11.

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.