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

Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) shares passed below its two hundred day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a two hundred 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 changing hands.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Vertu Motors Trading Down 2.6%

The business’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 62.55 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 61.73. The stock has a market cap of £192.61 million, a P/E ratio of 12.99 and a beta of 1.15. The company has a quick ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 39.04.

Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 8th. The company reported GBX 4.46 EPS for the quarter. Vertu Motors had a return on equity of 5.37% and a net margin of 0.40%. As a group, analysts expect that Vertu Motors plc will post 8.9391576 EPS for the current year.

About Vertu Motors

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.