CVS Group (LON:CVSG) Stock Price Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?

Key Points

• Shares have fallen below their 200‑day moving average (200‑day MA GBX 1,261.02), trading as low as GBX 1,135 and last at GBX 1,138.91 on volume of 333,678 shares.
• Analysts remain mostly bullish: Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an Outperform with a GBX 1,900 target, and the consensus rating is a Moderate Buy with an average target of GBX 1,724 (four Buys, one Hold).
• Key fundamentals: market cap £810.31m, P/E 16.76, debt‑to‑equity 121.52, recent quarterly EPS GBX 40.20, net margin 2.31% and ROE 5.35%.

Shares of CVS Group plc (LON:CVSG - Get Free Report) crossed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 1,261.02 and traded as low as GBX 1,135. CVS Group shares last traded at GBX 1,138.91, with a volume of 333,678 shares.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 1,900 target price on shares of CVS Group in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CVS Group has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 1,724.

CVS Group Stock Up 1.4%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 121.52, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 1.07. The stock has a market cap of £810.31 million, a P/E ratio of 16.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.77 and a beta of 1.07. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is GBX 1,213.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 1,261.02.

CVS Group (LON:CVSG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported GBX 40.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. CVS Group had a net margin of 2.31% and a return on equity of 5.35%. As a group, research analysts forecast that CVS Group plc will post 93.9393939 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CVS Group Company Profile

CVS Group is a leading provider of veterinary services, operating in the UK and Australia, listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. CVS is focused on providing high-quality clinical services to its clients and their animals, with outstanding and dedicated clinical teams and support colleagues at the core of its strategy. The Group operates from over 475 veterinary practices across its two territories, including specialist referral hospitals and dedicated out-of-hours sites. Alongside the core Veterinary Practices division, CVS operates Laboratories (providing diagnostic services to CVS and third-parties) and an online retail business ("Animed Direct"). The Group employs c.8,900 personnel, including c.2,400 veterinary surgeons and c.3,300 nurses.

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