Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS) Insider Michael Iddon Sells 42,879 Shares

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS - Get Free Report) insider Michael Iddon sold 42,879 shares of Pets at Home Group stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 266 ($3.60), for a total transaction of £114,058.14 ($154,571.27).

Pets at Home Group Price Performance

Shares of PETS stock traded down GBX 9.12 ($0.12) on Thursday, hitting GBX 264.08 ($3.58). 907,935 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,032,414. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 241.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 231.91. Pets at Home Group Plc has a 52 week low of GBX 193.90 ($2.63) and a 52 week high of GBX 319 ($4.32). The firm has a market cap of £1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.05, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13, a current ratio of 0.63 and a quick ratio of 0.57.

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 28th. The company reported GBX 21 ($0.28) earnings per share for the quarter. Pets at Home Group had a return on equity of 8.05% and a net margin of 5.36%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Pets at Home Group Plc will post 22.67844 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Berenberg Bank dropped their price target on Pets at Home Group from GBX 290 ($3.93) to GBX 245 ($3.32) and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 1st. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 300 ($4.07) price objective on shares of Pets at Home Group in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Shore Capital reiterated a "not rated" rating on shares of Pets at Home Group in a research note on Monday, March 31st.

Pets at Home Group Company Profile

We are the UK's leading pet care business, providing pet owners with everything they need to be able to look after their pet – from food, toys and bedding, and grooming services, right the way through to first opinion veterinary care. Our stores represent a unique environment and provide a practical, fun and unique experience for pet owners.