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Macfarlane Group (MACF) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 96 -2.40 (-2.44%)
As of 12:00 PM Eastern

About Macfarlane Group Stock (LON:MACF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
95.60
99.60
50-Day Range
98.40
109
52-Week Range
95.60
147.50
Volume
423,828 shs
Average Volume
372,953 shs
Market Capitalization
£151.78 million
P/E Ratio
10.29
Dividend Yield
4.17%
Price Target
GBX 150
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Macfarlane 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.

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Macfarlane Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

MACF 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.

  • Consensus Rating

    Macfarlane 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

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

  • Read more about Macfarlane Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The 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. Sector

    The 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 Ratio

    Macfarlane 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 Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MACF.
  • Dividend Yield

    Macfarlane Group pays a meaningful dividend of 3.41%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The 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.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MACF.
  • News Sentiment

    Macfarlane 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 Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Macfarlane Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 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.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 Insiders

    13.19% 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 Institutions

    66.41% 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.
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MACF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

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.
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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%.

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.

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 Earnings
2/27/2025
Today
4/04/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Packaging & Containers
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:MACF
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
GBX 150
High Stock Price Target
GBX 150
Low Stock Price Target
GBX 150
Potential Upside/Downside
+55.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
10.36
Forward P/E Ratio
12.94
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£14.61 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£267.03 million
Cash Flow
GBX 3.89 per share
Price / Cash Flow
24.84
Book Value
GBX 73.79 per share
Price / Book
1.31

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£152.73 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.68
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This page (LON:MACF) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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