Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Hits New 52-Week Low – Should You Sell?

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS) shares hit a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as GBX 211 ($2.65) and last traded at GBX 212.60 ($2.67), with a volume of 1292175 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at GBX 213 ($2.68).

Pets at Home Group Stock Performance

The company has a market capitalization of £949.27 million, a PE ratio of 1,294.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. 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 business’s fifty day moving average is GBX 270.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 291.08.

Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, December 5th will be paid a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 5th. Pets at Home Group’s dividend payout ratio is currently 8,125.00%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Lyssa McGowan acquired 42,294 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 28th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 236 ($2.97) per share, with a total value of £99,813.84 ($125,441.55). Corporate insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

About Pets at Home Group

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.