MJ Gleeson (GLE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MJ Gleeson plc engages in low-cost house building and land promotion activities in the United Kingdom. The company operates through two divisions, Gleeson Homes and Gleeson Land. It also engages in the house building activities in the north of England and Midlands; and sale of land in the south of England. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 506 to 523.65
• 50-Day Range: 515 to 644.48
• 52-Week Range: 429 to 654
• Volume: 41,951 shs
• Average Volume: 72,767 shs
• Market Capitalization: £296.47 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,538.88
• Dividend Yield: 2.17%
• Price Target: GBX 643
• Consensus Rating: Buy

MJ Gleeson Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MJ Gleeson scored higher than 61% 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 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MJ Gleeson has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of MJ Gleeson is 1,545.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 124.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MJ Gleeson is 1,545.45, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 384.05.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MJ Gleeson has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. 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: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

MJ Gleeson pays a meaningful dividend of 1.77%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of MJ Gleeson is 3,333.33%. 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 GLE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

MJ Gleeson has a news sentiment score of 0.02. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.37 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 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: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, MJ Gleeson insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £1,895,298.40 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

16.85% 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

58.56% 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 485 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GLE stock has increased by 5.2% and is now trading at GBX 510.
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How were MJ Gleeson's earnings last quarter?

MJ Gleeson plc (LON:GLE) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 13th. The company reported $19.91 EPS for the quarter. MJ Gleeson had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.61% and a net margin of 5.59%.

How do I buy shares of MJ Gleeson?

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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), Egalet (EGLT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Prudential (PRU) and AutoZone (AZO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/13/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 11/22 Dividend: 10/24/2024
• Today: 11/21/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Residential Construction
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:GLE
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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 Stock Price Target: GBX 643
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 643
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 643
• Potential Upside/Downside: +24.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,563.64
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.68
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £19.31 million
• Net Margins: 5.59%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.61%
• Return on Assets: 4.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.37
• Current Ratio: 5.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £345.34 million
• Price / Sales: 0.87
• Cash Flow: GBX 85.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.06
• Book Value: GBX 511 per share
• Price / Book: 1.01

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 58,380,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £301.24 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.14