Mears Group plc (LON:MER - Get Free Report) passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 373.84 ($5.03) and traded as high as GBX 417.50 ($5.62). Mears Group shares last traded at GBX 414.50 ($5.58), with a volume of 147,104 shares traded.
Mears Group Trading Up 0.7%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 139.90, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a current ratio of 0.87. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 391.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 374.18. The company has a market capitalization of £365.77 million, a P/E ratio of 9.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.26.
Mears Group (LON:MER - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 10th. The company reported GBX 50.27 ($0.68) EPS for the quarter. Mears Group had a return on equity of 21.83% and a net margin of 3.67%. Sell-side analysts expect that Mears Group plc will post 32.5150732 earnings per share for the current year.
Insider Activity
In other news, insider Andrew C. M. Smith sold 108,411 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 393 ($5.29), for a total transaction of £426,055.23 ($573,271.30). 2.76% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
About Mears Group
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Mears Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. The company offers rapid-response and planned maintenance services to local authorities; gas and repair services; and maintenance and repairs, capital works, energy investment, and regeneration solutions for public buildings, as well as grounds maintenance services.
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