Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS - Get Free Report) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as GBX 224 ($2.83) and last traded at GBX 224.80 ($2.84), with a volume of 598583 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 229 ($2.89).
Pets at Home Group Price Performance
The stock has a market cap of £1.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,403.75, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The company's 50 day moving average is GBX 279.77 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 293.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.57.
Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a dividend of GBX 4.70 ($0.06) per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. Pets at Home Group's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 8,125.00%.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other Pets at Home Group news, insider Lyssa McGowan acquired 42,294 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 236 ($2.98) per share, for a total transaction of £99,813.84 ($125,979.86). Insiders own 1.80% of the company's stock.
Pets at Home Group Company Profile
(
Get Free Report)
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.
Featured Stories
Before you consider Pets at Home Group, you'll want to hear this.
MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Pets at Home Group wasn't on the list.
While Pets at Home Group currently has a "Moderate Buy" rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.
View The Five Stocks Here
Market downturns give many investors pause, and for good reason. Wondering how to offset this risk? Click the link below to learn more about using beta to protect yourself.
Get This Free Report
Like this article? Share it with a colleague.
Link copied to clipboard.
