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Metro Bank (LON:MTRO) Shares Cross Above 50-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

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Metro Bank Holdings PLC (LON:MTRO - Get Free Report) crossed above its 50-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 50-day moving average of GBX 91.04 ($1.21) and traded as high as GBX 92.60 ($1.23). Metro Bank shares last traded at GBX 90.60 ($1.20), with a volume of 407,503 shares trading hands.

Metro Bank Stock Up 3.9 %

The stock has a market capitalization of £670.76 million, a PE ratio of -27.42 and a beta of 2.33. The business's fifty day moving average is GBX 90.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 90.72.

Metro Bank (LON:MTRO - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported GBX 6.30 ($0.08) earnings per share for the quarter. Metro Bank had a negative net margin of 3.30% and a negative return on equity of 2.18%. Sell-side analysts expect that Metro Bank Holdings PLC will post 521.5384615 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Metro Bank

In other Metro Bank news, insider Paul Coby purchased 22,480 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 87 ($1.16) per share, for a total transaction of £19,557.60 ($26,010.91). Also, insider Marc Page acquired 31,516 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 81 ($1.08) per share, for a total transaction of £25,527.96 ($33,951.27). Corporate insiders own 58.30% of the company's stock.

Metro Bank Company Profile

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Metro Bank Holdings PLC operates as the bank holding company for Metro Bank PLC that provides various banking products and services in the United Kingdom. It offers personal banking products and services, including current, cash, and foreign currency accounts; savings; residential and buy-to-let mortgages; overdrafts; credit cards; pet insurance; and safe deposit box services.

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