Mitie Group (MTO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mitie Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides facilities management and professional services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Business Services, Technical Services, Central Government & Defense (CG&D), Communities. The company provides decarbonization, electrical grid connections, emission intelligence, energy and carbon, EV fleets, and heat solutions, as well as solar energy; cleaning and hygiene, engineering maintenance, integrated facilities management, landscape, and waste management services; project and workplace services; and Fire & security systems, front of house, intelligence, vetting, and security guarding service. It serves to financial, professional, life science, manufacturing, media, telecom and tech, retail, shopping centres, transport, utilities, central and local government, critical environment, defence, education, healthcare, and justice and immigration sectors. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 107.20 to 110.20
• 50-Day Range: 106 to 121.20
• 52-Week Range: 93 to 127
• Volume: 4.40 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.37 billion
• P/E Ratio: 1,224.34
• Dividend Yield: 3.63%
• Price Target: GBX 145
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Mitie Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mitie Group scored higher than 57% 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

Mitie 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

Mitie 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 Mitie Group is 1,224.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.36.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mitie Group is 1,224.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 370.35.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mitie Group has a PEG Ratio of 10.10. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mitie Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.15. 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 MTO.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Mitie Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.39%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mitie Group is 4,444.44%. 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 MTO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.25

News Sentiment

Mitie Group has a news sentiment score of 1.25. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Mitie Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mitie Group insiders have sold 2,338.63% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought £227,894.51 in company stock and sold £5,557,500 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.65% of the stock of Mitie Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

78.01% of the stock of Mitie Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MTO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTO shares performed this year?

Mitie Group's stock was trading at GBX 99.30 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MTO stock has increased by 11.0% and is now trading at GBX 110.19.
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How were Mitie Group's earnings last quarter?

Mitie Group plc (LON:MTO) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 7th. The company reported $16.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $13.40 by $3.40. Mitie Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.24% and a net margin of 2.84%.

How do I buy shares of Mitie Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Mitie Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mitie Group investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW) and NIC (EGOV).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/07/2018
• Ex-Dividend for 2/4 Dividend: 12/19/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 2/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Business Services
• Sub-Industry: Measuring And Control Equipment
• Current Symbol: LON:MTO
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mitie.com
• Phone: +44-117-9708800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 68,145
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 145
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 145
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 145
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,224.34
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.08
• P/E Growth: 10.1
• Net Income: £126.30 million
• Net Margins: 2.84%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 29.24%
• Return on Assets: 5.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 67.87
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £4.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.31
• Cash Flow: GBX 30.46 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.62
• Book Value: GBX 35 per share
• Price / Book: 3.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,240,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.37 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.41