Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Stock Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)’s stock price passed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of GBX 61.73 and traded as low as GBX 61.10. Vertu Motors shares last traded at GBX 63.60, with a volume of 136,943 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Shore Capital reiterated a “house stock” rating on shares of Vertu Motors in a report on Tuesday, November 4th.

Vertu Motors Trading Down 3.0%

The company has a market capitalization of £191.76 million, a PE ratio of 12.93 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a quick ratio of 0.26. The company’s fifty day moving average is GBX 62.59 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 61.73.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 8th. The company reported GBX 4.46 earnings per share for the quarter. Vertu Motors had a return on equity of 5.37% and a net margin of 0.40%. On average, analysts anticipate that Vertu Motors plc will post 8.9391576 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vertu Motors Company Profile

Vertu Motors plc operates as an automotive retailer in the United Kingdom. The company sells new and used cars and motorcycles, vans, motability cars, and commercial vehicles, as well as provides related aftersales services. It operates chain of franchised dealerships offering sales, service, parts, and bodyshop facilities for new and used cars, and commercial vehicles under the Bristol Street Motors, Macklin Motors, and Vertu Motors. The company's franchise dealerships include Audi, BMW, Honda, Jaguar, Jeep, Kia, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, MINI, smart, Volkswagen, Citroen, CUPRA, Dacia, DS, Ford, Hyundai, MG, Nissan, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, SKODA, Vauxhall, Ford, Mazda, and Toyota.