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Coats Group (LON:COA) Shares Cross Below 50 Day Moving Average - Here's What Happened

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Key Points

  • Shares dipped below the 50‑day moving average (50‑day MA GBX 86.66) on Wednesday, trading as low as GBX 81 and last at GBX 83.95 on heavy volume of 75,331,359 shares.
  • The stock is trading close to its 200‑day moving average (GBX 83.51), indicating the recent decline has brought the price back near its longer‑term trend.
  • Fundamentals show a market cap of £1.59bn with a P/E of 14.19 and PEG of 0.92, but a high debt‑to‑equity ratio (157.67) and only modest liquidity (current ratio 1.56, quick ratio 1.06).
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Coats Group plc (LON:COA - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its 50 day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 86.66 and traded as low as GBX 81. Coats Group shares last traded at GBX 83.95, with a volume of 75,331,359 shares.

Coats Group Trading Down 0.8%

The firm has a market cap of £1.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.19, a P/E/G ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.31. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 157.67. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 86.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 83.51.

About Coats Group

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Coats is a world-leading Tier 2 manufacturer and trusted partner for the apparel and footwear industries, delivering the essential materials, components, and software solutions that help our customers grow, compete and win. We help the apparel and footwear industry perform at its best through impactful sustainability solutions, insight-led innovation and industry-leading technology platforms. Headquartered in the UK, Coats is a FTSE 250 company and a constituent of the FTSE4Good Index. In 2025, we generated $1.5 billion in revenue and employed 19,000 people worldwide — all united by a spirit of innovation, quality and service.

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