Marshalls (MSLH) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marshalls plc, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells landscape, building, and roofing products in the United Kingdom and internationally. It offers paving products, such as flag paving, natural stone paving, block paving, permeable paving, tactile paving, accessories, steps, rail products, marker blocks, setts and cobbles, and pedestals; kerbs; and combined kerb and drainage systems, linear drainage systems, below ground drainage, offsite solutions, civils and drainage water management, specialist precast, and precast solutions. The company also provides facing bricks, walling, engineering bricks, utility bricks, concrete breeze blocks, and concrete retaining walls; landscape protection products, including hostile vehicle mitigation, temporary hostile vehicle mitigation solutions, road bollards and barriers, post and rail, seating, planters, litter bins, cycle parking and storage, tree protection, tables, active travel solutions, and street furniture; mortar and screed for building projects; block stone, aggregates, and building sand. In addition, it engages in the property management and non-trading activities; manufacturing and sale of roof integrated solar products; sourcing and distribution of natural stone products; and operation of a quarry. Marshalls plc was founded in 1890 and is based in Halifax, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 297 to 301.50
• 50-Day Range: 298 to 356.50
• 52-Week Range: 245.80 to 366
• Volume: 475,702 shs
• Average Volume: 662,420 shs
• Market Capitalization: £753.55 million
• P/E Ratio: 3,725.00
• Dividend Yield: 2.68%
• Price Target: GBX 395
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marshalls Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marshalls scored higher than 58% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marshalls has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marshalls is 3,737.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marshalls is 3,737.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 118.20.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marshalls has a PEG Ratio of 0.17. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marshalls has a P/B Ratio of 1.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 MSLH.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marshalls pays a meaningful dividend of 2.63%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marshalls is 10,000.00%. 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 MSLH.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Marshalls has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Marshalls to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marshalls insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.73% of the stock of Marshalls is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.25% of the stock of Marshalls is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MSLH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MSLH shares performed this year?

Marshalls' stock was trading at GBX 279.40 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, MSLH stock has increased by 7.0% and is now trading at GBX 299.
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How were Marshalls' earnings last quarter?

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September, 15th. The company reported ($7.25) earnings per share for the quarter. Marshalls had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.22% and a net margin of 3.46%.

How do I buy shares of Marshalls?

Shares of MSLH stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Marshalls own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marshalls investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP), Rotork (ROR), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and Unilever (ULVR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/15/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 12/2 Dividend: 10/24/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/02/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Building Materials
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MSLH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.marshalls.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1422-312000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,726
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 395
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• Potential Upside/Downside: +33.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.08
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,712.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.29
• P/E Growth: 0.17
• Net Income: £21.60 million
• Net Margins: 3.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.22%
• Return on Assets: 2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 33.19
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £623.80 million
• Price / Sales: 1.20
• Cash Flow: GBX 37.98 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.82
• Book Value: GBX 262 per share
• Price / Book: 1.13

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 252,870,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £751.02 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.26