Marston's (LON:MARS) Stock Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Marston's PLC (LON:MARS - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 39.85 ($0.54) and traded as high as GBX 41.91 ($0.57). Marston's shares last traded at GBX 41.50 ($0.56), with a volume of 1,434,225 shares traded.

Marston's Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 198.96, a quick ratio of 0.23 and a current ratio of 0.36. The firm has a market cap of £261.26 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of -0.16 and a beta of 1.68. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 38.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 39.93.

Marston's (LON:MARS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported GBX 2.20 ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marston's had a negative return on equity of 2.72% and a negative net margin of 1.91%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Marston's PLC will post 8.364486 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Marston's Company Profile

Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007.