LON:MACF Macfarlane Group (MACF) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 96 -2.40 (-2.44%) As of 12:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Macfarlane Group Stock (LON:MACF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Macfarlane Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 95.60▼ 99.6050-Day Range 98.40▼ 10952-Week Range 95.60▼ 147.50Volume423,828 shsAverage Volume372,953 shsMarket Capitalization£151.78 millionP/E Ratio10.29Dividend Yield4.17%Price TargetGBX 150Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewMacfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom. It also recovers waste paper and corrugated boards for recycling. The company serves e-commerce retail, logistics, electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical, homeware, general industrial, food, and hospitality industries. Macfarlane Group PLC was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom.Read More… Remove Ads Macfarlane Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks68th Percentile Overall ScoreMACF MarketRank™: Macfarlane Group scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingMacfarlane 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 CoverageMacfarlane Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Macfarlane Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Macfarlane Group is 10.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.03.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Macfarlane Group is 10.29, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 19.36.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMacfarlane Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for MACF. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldMacfarlane Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMacfarlane Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Macfarlane Group is 42.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Macfarlane Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for MACF. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.32 News SentimentMacfarlane Group has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Macfarlane Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.MarketBeat Follows2 people have added Macfarlane Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Macfarlane Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £16,012.88 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders13.19% of the stock of Macfarlane Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions66.41% of the stock of Macfarlane Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Macfarlane Group's insider trading history. Receive MACF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Macfarlane Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MACF Stock News HeadlinesInsider Selling: Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) Insider Sells 15,397 Shares of StockMarch 29, 2025 | insidertrades.comMacfarlane Group Executives Acquire Shares Under Deferred Bonus PlanMarch 28, 2025 | tipranks.comURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. Unfortunately, most so-called “gold analysts” have it all wrong… They tell you to invest in gold ETFs - because the popular mining ETFs will someday catch fire and close the price gap with spot gold. April 4, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)Macfarlane Director Invests in Company SharesMarch 3, 2025 | tipranks.comMatch Preview: Brentford U21s v Swansea City U21sMarch 2, 2025 | sports.yahoo.comMacfarlane Group Full Year 2024 Earnings: In Line With ExpectationsMarch 1, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMacfarlane flags strong deal pipeline and profits but national insurance Budget blow to cost £1.2mFebruary 28, 2025 | msn.comMacfarlane Group reports 4% dip in revenueFebruary 27, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines MACF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MACF shares performed this year? Macfarlane Group's stock was trading at GBX 107.50 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MACF shares have decreased by 10.7% and is now trading at GBX 96. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Macfarlane Group's earnings last quarter? Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) issued its earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The company reported $9.76 earnings per share for the quarter. Macfarlane Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.67% and a net margin of 5.47%. How do I buy shares of Macfarlane Group? Shares of MACF 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Macfarlane Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Macfarlane Group investors own include Avation (AVAP), Admiral Group (ADM), AstraZeneca (AZN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Avon Protection (AVON), Intel (INTC) and Kainos Group (KNOS). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/27/2025Today4/04/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Packaging & Containers Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:MACF CIKN/A Webwww.macfarlanegroup.com Phone+44-141-3339666FaxN/AEmployees1,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 150 High Stock Price TargetGBX 150 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 150 Potential Upside/Downside+55.3%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 9.33 Trailing P/E Ratio10.36 Forward P/E Ratio12.94 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£14.61 million Net Margins5.47% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity12.67% Return on Assets6.12% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio44.58 Current Ratio1.20 Quick Ratio0.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£267.03 million Price / Sales0.57 Cash FlowGBX 3.89 per share Price / Cash Flow24.84 Book ValueGBX 73.79 per share Price / Book1.31Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares158,108,411Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£152.73 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.68 Elon Musk's Next MoveWondering when you'll finally be able to invest in SpaceX, Starlink, or X.AI? 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