Mears Group plc (LON:MER - Get Free Report)'s stock price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of GBX 380.29 ($5.17) and traded as high as GBX 383.50 ($5.21). Mears Group shares last traded at GBX 381.56 ($5.18), with a volume of 95,881 shares trading hands.
Mears Group Stock Performance
The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 397.73 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 380.29. The firm has a market capitalization of £335.11 million, a PE ratio of 8.52, a PEG ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 139.90.
Mears Group (LON:MER - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 10th. The company reported GBX 50.27 ($0.68) earnings per share for the quarter. Mears Group had a return on equity of 21.83% and a net margin of 3.67%. Equities research analysts predict that Mears Group plc will post 32.5150732 EPS for the current year.
Insider Activity at Mears Group
In other news, insider Andrew C. M. Smith sold 108,411 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 393 ($5.34), for a total value of £426,055.23 ($578,800.75). Company insiders own 2.76% of the company's stock.
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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