Marlowe (MRL) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marlowe plc provides compliance services and software in the United Kingdom. The company operates in two segments, Governance, Risk and Compliance; and Testing, and Inspection and Certification. It offers health and safety consultancy, risk and audit assessments, environmental, contractor management, and training services; and health and safety support services. In addition, the company offers employment law advice, employee contracts and handbooks, case management software, organisational change support, HR consultation and dispute support, and HR audit services. Further, it provides strategy, advisory, risk, compliance, performance and attendance, wellbeing, and musculoskeletal services. Additionally, the company offers fire risk assessments, installation of fire systems, monitoring and maintenance, design and installation of security systems, security monitoring solutions, and technical support services. Furthermore, it provides water treatment, air hygiene compliance, wastewater and effluent treatment, ventilation hygiene, asbestos consultancy, and water engineering services. The company serves office complexes, streets, leisure facilities, industrial estates, SMEs, local corporates and authorities, other facilities, property management providers, NHS trusts, and FTSE companies. Marlowe plc was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 325 to 330
• 50-Day Range: 295 to 488
• 52-Week Range: 220 to 620
• Volume: 141,426 shs
• Average Volume: 606,029 shs
• Market Capitalization: £287.69 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.35%
• Price Target: GBX 700
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Marlowe Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marlowe scored higher than 65% 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: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Marlowe has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marlowe has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marlowe is -2,342.86, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marlowe is -2,342.86, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marlowe has a P/B Ratio of 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 MRL.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marlowe pays a meaningful dividend of 3.35%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Marlowe does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MRL.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Marlowe has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marlowe insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £46,350 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

25.30% of the stock of Marlowe is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.54% of the stock of Marlowe is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MRL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MRL shares performed this year?

Marlowe's stock was trading at GBX 430 at the start of the year. Since then, MRL shares have decreased by 23.7% and is now trading at GBX 328.
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How do I buy shares of Marlowe?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Marlowe own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marlowe investors own include Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L), SIG (SHI), Tullow Oil (TLW), Alibaba Group (BABA), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP) and BT Group (BT.A).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Security & Protection Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MRL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.marloweplc.com
• Phone: +44-20-38138498
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,972
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 700
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 710
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 690
• Potential Upside/Downside: +113.4%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.14)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.27
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £-13,700,000.00
• Net Margins: -2.53%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -3.11%
• Return on Assets: 1.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 58.99
• Current Ratio: 1.24
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £402.90 million
• Price / Sales: 0.71
• Cash Flow: GBX 15.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.17
• Book Value: GBX 452 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 87,710,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £287.69 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.44