Marston's (LON:MARS) Stock Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Marston's PLC (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) shares passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 40.39 ($0.50) and traded as high as GBX 42.05 ($0.52). Marston's shares last traded at GBX 40.55 ($0.50), with a volume of 617,597 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Marston's in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st.

Marston's Stock Up 0.5 %

The company has a market cap of £258.43 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1,358.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 269.71, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.15. The stock's fifty day moving average is GBX 42.08 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 40.45.

Marston's (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, December 3rd. The company reported GBX 5.20 ($0.06) EPS for the quarter. Marston's had a negative return on equity of 2.80% and a negative net margin of 1.91%. Sell-side analysts predict that Marston's PLC will post 8.364486 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Marston's

In other news, insider Hayleigh Lupino bought 111,997 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 45 ($0.56) per share, with a total value of £50,398.65 ($62,490.58). Company insiders own 1.83% of the company's stock.

Marston's Company Profile

Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007.