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AO World (LON:AO) Share Price Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Key Points

  • AO World plc's stock fell below its 200-day moving average, trading at GBX 92 ($1.22), indicating a potential bearish trend.
  • The company reported a EPS of GBX 1.70 ($0.02) for the last quarter and has a market cap of £535.01 million.
  • Insiders have sold nearly 3.9 million shares this quarter, raising concerns about confidence in the company's future performance.
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Shares of AO World plc (LON:AO - Get Free Report) passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 97.64 ($1.30) and traded as low as GBX 90.82 ($1.21). AO World shares last traded at GBX 92 ($1.22), with a volume of 262,257 shares traded.

AO World Price Performance

The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 97.56 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 97.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.05. The stock has a market capitalization of £532.69 million, a PE ratio of 20.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -2.13 and a beta of 1.06.

AO World (LON:AO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, June 18th. The company reported GBX 1.70 ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter. AO World had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 2.48%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AO World plc will post 4.8263419 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other AO World news, insider John Roberts sold 500,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 97 ($1.29), for a total transaction of £485,000 ($644,004.78). Also, insider Mark Higgins sold 147,090 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 96 ($1.27), for a total transaction of £141,206.40 ($187,500.20). Insiders sold 3,767,090 shares of company stock valued at $364,150,640 over the last 90 days. 47.09% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About AO World

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AO World plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the online retailing of domestic appliances the United Kingdom and Germany. It retails fridge and freezers; laundry products; dishwashers; and audiovisual equipment, as well as computing, mobile, gaming, and smart home technology products. The company provides logistics and transport services.

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