Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB1) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides mortgage advice services in the United Kingdom. The company offers proprietary technology and services, which includes adviser recruitment and lead generation, learning and development, compliance auditing and supervision, and digital marketing and website solutions. It also provides advice on buying property, remortgaging, and buy-to-let mortgage products. In addition, the company offers advice on protection and various insurance products, which includes life insurance, income protection, critical illness cover, buildings and contents insurance, and mortgage payment and mover protection services. Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Derby, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 730 to 756
• 50-Day Range: 604 to 898
• 52-Week Range: 528 to 984
• Volume: 40,198 shs
• Average Volume: 110,745 shs
• Market Capitalization: £436.99 million
• P/E Ratio: 40.20
• Dividend Yield: 3.71%
• Price Target: GBX 1,150
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Mortgage Advice Bureau Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mortgage Advice Bureau scored higher than 79% 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

Mortgage Advice Bureau 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

Mortgage Advice Bureau has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mortgage Advice Bureau is 39.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mortgage Advice Bureau is 39.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.83.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a P/B Ratio of 6.02. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 MAB1.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Mortgage Advice Bureau pays a meaningful dividend of 3.13%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mortgage Advice Bureau does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mortgage Advice Bureau is 149.30%. 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 MAB1.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.79

News Sentiment

Mortgage Advice Bureau has a news sentiment score of 1.79. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Mortgage Advice Bureau this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mortgage Advice Bureau insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £6,789.70 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

20.02% of the stock of Mortgage Advice Bureau is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.88% of the stock of Mortgage Advice Bureau is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MAB1 Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MAB1 shares performed this year?

Mortgage Advice Bureau's stock was trading at GBX 610 at the start of the year. Since then, MAB1 stock has increased by 23.0% and is now trading at GBX 750.
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How were Mortgage Advice Bureau's earnings last quarter?

Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) plc (LON:MAB1) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, September, 29th. The company reported $13.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $13.30 by $0.10. Mortgage Advice Bureau had a net margin of 4.41% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.33%.

How do I buy shares of Mortgage Advice Bureau?

Shares of MAB1 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 Mortgage Advice Bureau own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mortgage Advice Bureau investors own include B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), 4D pharma (DDDD), genedrive (GDR), Greencore Group (GNC), Intel (INTC) and IQE (IQE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/29/2020
• Today: 3/12/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Mortgage Finance
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MAB1
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mortgageadvicebureau.com
• Phone: +44-1332-200020
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,001
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,150
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,150
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,150
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 18.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 40.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.85
• P/E Growth: 0.81
• Net Income: £10.87 million
• Net Margins: 4.41%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 15.33%
• Return on Assets: 5.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 15.40
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 2.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £246.27 million
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: GBX 183.18 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.12
• Book Value: GBX 124.58 per share
• Price / Book: 6.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 57,956,800
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £436.99 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.14