Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) Hits New 12-Month Low – What’s Next?

Posted by Stephan Jacobs on Jan 16th, 2025

Pets at Home Group Plc (LON:PETS – Get Free Report)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as GBX 193.90 ($2.37) and last traded at GBX 200.20 ($2.45), with a volume of 989643 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 196.37 ($2.40).

Pets at Home Group Stock Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.63, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.13. The stock has a market cap of £955.76 million, a P/E ratio of 1,303.75, a PEG ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.69. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 234.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 278.59.

Pets at Home Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 5th were issued a GBX 4.70 ($0.06) dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 1.7%. Pets at Home Group’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 8,125.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Lyssa McGowan purchased 42,294 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 236 ($2.89) per share, with a total value of £99,813.84 ($122,171.16). 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Pets at Home Group

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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.