Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mitchells & Butlers plc engages in the management of pubs, bars, and restaurants in the United Kingdom and Germany. The company operates its pubs and restaurants under the Alex, All Bar One, Browns, Castle, EGO, Ember Inns, Harvester, High Street, Innkeeper's Lodge, Miller & Carter, Nicholson's, O'Neill's, Premium Country Pubs, Sizzling Pubs, Suburban, Stonehouse Pizza & Carvery, Toby Carvery, and Vintage Inns brands and formats. It also engages in the leisure retailing; property leasing, property management, and development; and financing activities, as well as operates as a healthcare trustee. In addition, the company owns various trademarks. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 229 to 234.50
• 50-Day Range: 231 to 304.50
• 52-Week Range: 212.07 to 320
• Volume: 139,735 shs
• Average Volume: 297,631 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 3,307.14
• Dividend Yield: 3.46%
• Price Target: GBX 332.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mitchells & Butlers Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mitchells & Butlers scored higher than 67% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mitchells & Butlers has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mitchells & Butlers has only been the subject of 2 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 Mitchells & Butlers is 3,307.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mitchells & Butlers is 3,307.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 364.49.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mitchells & Butlers has a PEG Ratio of 2.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mitchells & Butlers has a P/B Ratio of 0.63. 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 MAB.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Mitchells & Butlers pays a meaningful dividend of 2.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mitchells & Butlers does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mitchells & Butlers is 11,428.57%. 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 MAB.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Mitchells & Butlers has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.34 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Mitchells & Butlers this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Mitchells & Butlers to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mitchells & Butlers insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £275.23 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.51% of the stock of Mitchells & Butlers is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 34.15% of the stock of Mitchells & Butlers is held by institutions.

MAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MAB shares performed this year?

Mitchells & Butlers' stock was trading at GBX 257.80 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, MAB stock has decreased by 10.2% and is now trading at GBX 231.50.
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How were Mitchells & Butlers' earnings last quarter?

Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, November, 20th. The company reported $37.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $36.50 by $0.70. Mitchells & Butlers had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.05% and a net margin of 1.72%.

How do I buy shares of Mitchells & Butlers?

Shares of MAB 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Mitchells & Butlers own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mitchells & Butlers investors own include Cineworld Group (CINE), Marks and Spencer Group (MKS), BP (BP), Marston's (MARS), Autodesk (ADSK), InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and IQE (IQE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/20/2019
• Today: 11/17/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MAB
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mbplc.com
• Phone: +44-121-4984000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 50,259
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 332.50
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 340
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 325
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 3,307.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.69
• P/E Growth: 2.76
• Net Income: £45 million
• Net Margins: 1.72%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.05%
• Return on Assets: 3.68%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 78.60
• Current Ratio: 0.47
• Quick Ratio: 0.46

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.62 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: GBX 66.19 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.50
• Book Value: GBX 369 per share
• Price / Book: 0.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 594,070,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.38 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.71