MJ Gleeson (GLE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MJ Gleeson plc comprises two divisions: Gleeson Homes and Gleeson Land. Gleeson Homes, under the banner of "Building Homes. Changing Lives" builds high-quality affordable homes across the Midlands and North of England. To meet customer demand, and without compromising affordability, the range of homes available extends from one-bed apartments to five-bedroom houses. With a two-bedroom home available from £100,000, a key objective is to ensure that on all of our developments, a meaningful proportion of homes are affordable to a couple earning the National Living Wage. Buying a Gleeson home typically costs less than renting a similar property. All Gleeson homes are traditional brick built semi or detached homes. As a high-quality, affordable housebuilder, Gleeson has strong and inherent sustainability credentials. Its social purpose underpins the Company's strategy and Gleeson measures itself closely against UN SDGs 5, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15. More details on the Company's approach to sustainability can be found at: www.mjgleesonplc.com/sustainability. Gleeson Land, which operates under the banner of 'Promoting Land. Unlocking Value' is the Group's land promotion division operating in the South, West and Central England. Gleeson Land identifies development opportunities and works with landowners and stakeholders to both enhance the value of the property and to promote land through the residential planning system, ultimately managing the sale of these sites to other developers on behalf of landowners. More details on the Company can be found at: https://www.mjgleesonplc.com/

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 247.57 to 253.50
• 50-Day Range: 227.50 to 352
• 52-Week Range: 223 to 538
• Volume: 20,698 shs
• Average Volume: 133,817 shs
• Market Capitalization: £146.86 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.26
• Dividend Yield: 4.70%
• Price Target: GBX 500
• Consensus Rating: Buy

MJ Gleeson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MJ Gleeson scored higher than 95% 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

MJ Gleeson has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

MJ Gleeson has a consensus price target of GBX 500, representing about 97.6% upside from its current price of GBX 253.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MJ Gleeson has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MJ Gleeson is 10.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MJ Gleeson is 10.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 72.58.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MJ Gleeson has a P/B Ratio of 0.50. 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 GLE.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

MJ Gleeson is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

MJ Gleeson does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MJ Gleeson is 44.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

MJ Gleeson has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 0.48 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for MJ Gleeson this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GLE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of MJ Gleeson in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net £7,919.77 in company stock, which represents 0.0054% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MJ Gleeson insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £7,919.77 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

13.26% of the stock of MJ Gleeson is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

43.66% of the stock of MJ Gleeson is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GLE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GLE shares performed this year?

MJ Gleeson's stock was trading at GBX 420 at the start of the year. Since then, GLE shares have decreased by 39.8% and is now trading at GBX 253.

How were MJ Gleeson's earnings last quarter?

MJ Gleeson plc (LON:GLE) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 12th. The company reported $2.65 EPS for the quarter. MJ Gleeson had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.67% and a net margin of 3.76%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of MJ Gleeson?

Shares of GLE 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 MJ Gleeson own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MJ Gleeson investors own include Galliford Try (GFRD), Barratt Developments (BDEV), Taylor Wimpey (TW), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Prudential (PRU) and AutoZone (AZO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/12/2026
• Today: 5/08/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GLE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mjgleeson.com
• Phone: 44 1142 612 900
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 743
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for MJ Gleeson: GBX 500
• High Price Target: GBX 500
• Low Price Target: GBX 500
• Potential Upside/Downside: +101.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 24.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.08
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £20.04 million
• Net Margins: 3.76%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.67%
• Return on Assets: 4.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 7.86
• Current Ratio: 3.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £381.06 million
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: GBX 41.03 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.06
• Book Value: GBX 510.96 per share
• Price / Book: 0.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,336,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £145.07 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.69