Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Morgan Sindall Group plc operates as a construction and regeneration company in the United Kingdom. It operates through six segments: Construction, Infrastructure, Fit Out, Property Services, Partnership Housing, and Urban Regeneration. The Infrastructure segment provides infrastructure services to highways, rail, energy, water, and nuclear markets. The Construction segment offers services in education, healthcare, commercial, defense, industrial, leisure, and retail markets. The Fit Out segment focuses on fit out and refurbishment projects in commercial, central, and local government offices, as well as education markets; and provides office interior design and build services. The Property Services segment offers response and planned maintenance services for social housing and the public sector. The Partnership Housing segment engages in mixed-tenure development; building and developing homes for open market; sale and affordable rent; design and build house contracting; and planned maintenance and refurbishment activities. The Urban Regeneration segment focuses on transforming the urban landscape through partnership working and the development of multi-phase sites and mixed-use regeneration. The company was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 3,805 to 3,890
• 50-Day Range: 3,130 to 3,955
• 52-Week Range: 2,030 to 3,970
• Volume: 153,736 shs
• Average Volume: 104,244 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,479.01
• Dividend Yield: 3.10%
• Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Morgan Sindall Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Morgan Sindall Group scored higher than 25% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Morgan Sindall Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Morgan Sindall Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Morgan Sindall Group is 1,479.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Morgan Sindall Group is 1,479.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 370.75.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Morgan Sindall Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Morgan Sindall Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MGNS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Morgan Sindall Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Morgan Sindall Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Sindall Group is 4,580.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MGNS.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Morgan Sindall Group has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Morgan Sindall Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for MGNS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Morgan Sindall Group insiders have sold 1,124.19% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £53,917.50 in company stock and sold £660,055.20 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.05% of the stock of Morgan Sindall Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

64.69% of the stock of Morgan Sindall Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MGNS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MGNS shares performed this year?

Morgan Sindall Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,215 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MGNS shares have increased by 74.9% and is now trading at GBX 3,875.
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How do I buy shares of Morgan Sindall Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Morgan Sindall Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Morgan Sindall Group investors own include AstraZeneca (AZN), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Mony Group (MONY), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), GSK (GSK), Intel (INTC) and ITV (ITV).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/24 Dividend: 10/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/24/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Engineering & Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MGNS
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: corporate.morgansindall.com
• Phone: +44-20-73079200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 7,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 3,000
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 3,000
• Potential Upside/Downside: -22.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 2.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,479.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.22
• P/E Growth: -68.2
• Net Income: £124 million
• Net Margins: 2.82%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 22.68%
• Return on Assets: 4.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 18.51
• Current Ratio: 1.18
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.41
• Cash Flow: GBX 1,909.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.03
• Book Value: GBX 1,250 per share
• Price / Book: 3.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,800,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.81 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.31