Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS - Get Free Report) insider Lyssa McGowan purchased 42,294 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 236 ($3.01) per share, for a total transaction of £99,813.84 ($127,135.19).
Pets at Home Group Price Performance
PETS stock traded down GBX 0.20 ($0.00) on Friday, hitting GBX 232.60 ($2.96). 3,062,214 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,249,109. The stock has a market cap of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,453.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. Pets at Home Group Plc has a 1-year low of GBX 228.32 ($2.91) and a 1-year high of GBX 328 ($4.18). 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 fifty day moving average of GBX 294.01 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 297.70.
Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be issued a dividend of GBX 4.70 ($0.06) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. This represents a yield of 1.7%. Pets at Home Group's payout ratio is presently 8,125.00%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 350 ($4.46) price target on shares of Pets at Home Group in a report on Thursday, August 1st.
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Pets at Home Group Company Profile
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Pets at Home Group Plc engages in the specialist omnichannel retailing of pet food, pet related products, and pet accessories in the United Kingdom. It operates through three segments: Retail, Vet Group, and Central. The company offers pet grooming services comprising a full dog groom, bath, microchipping, and nail clipping; and pet insurance products.
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