LON:MER Mears Group (MER) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 366.50 +19.00 (+5.47%) As of 11:18 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Mears Group Stock (LON:MER) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Mears Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 350▼ 367.5050-Day Range 347.50▼ 398.5052-Week Range 322▼ 403Volume926,970 shsAverage Volume409,891 shsMarket Capitalization£321.09 millionP/E Ratio8.17Dividend Yield3.82%Price TargetGBX 420Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewMears Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides various outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. The company offers rapid-response and planned maintenance services to local authorities; gas and repair services; and maintenance and repairs, capital works, energy investment, and regeneration solutions for public buildings, as well as grounds maintenance services. It provides housing management services, which include supply of affordable homes to public and private sectors; emergency and temporary accommodation services; affordable housing/social housing management; housing with care services; private rented sector; stock acquisition; mears housing solutions; and housing services to central government departments. In addition, the company offers house building services; and facilities management services to the public and private sectors, including defense estates, education, healthcare, public buildings, and commercial office accommodation. Further, the company provides housing technology; insurance; property acquisition; housebuilding; and housing registered services. Mears Group plc was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Gloucester, the United Kingdom.Read More… Remove Ads Mears Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks64th Percentile Overall ScoreMER MarketRank™: Mears Group scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingMears 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 CoverageMears Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Mears Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Mears Group is 8.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 20.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Mears Group is 8.18, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 19.02.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMears Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMears Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.80. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for MER. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipMears Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.85%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMears Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Mears Group is 31.19%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Mears Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for MER. News and Social Media3.2 / 5News Sentiment0.82 News SentimentMears Group has a news sentiment score of 0.82. 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 0.30 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Mears Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.Search Interest1 people have searched for MER on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Mears Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.76% of the stock of Mears Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions102.02% of the stock of Mears Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Mears Group's insider trading history. Receive MER Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Mears Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address MER Stock News HeadlinesMears Group finalizes share buyback programApril 1, 2025 | investing.comMears Group Advances Share Buyback ProgrammeMarch 26, 2025 | tipranks.comTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth, your savings, and your retirement. When the dollar collapses, your savings could disappear overnight. With Trump threatening Russia with more sanctions, Russia is rushing to finalize their BRICS payment system aimed to destroy the U.S dollar.April 8, 2025 | Priority Gold (Ad)Mears Group Continues Share Buyback ProgrammeMarch 25, 2025 | tipranks.comMears Group PLC Advances Share Buyback ProgrammeMarch 17, 2025 | tipranks.comMears Group PLC Continues Share Buyback ProgrammeMarch 13, 2025 | tipranks.comMears Group PLC Continues Share Buyback ProgramMarch 12, 2025 | tipranks.comMears Group Continues Strategic Share BuybackMarch 10, 2025 | tipranks.comSee More Headlines MER Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MER shares performed this year? Mears Group's stock was trading at GBX 362 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MER stock has increased by 1.4% and is now trading at GBX 367. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Mears Group's earnings last quarter? Mears Group plc (LON:MER) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 13th. The company reported $9.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mears Group had a net margin of 3.67% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.83%. How do I buy shares of Mears Group? Shares of MER 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 Mears Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mears Group investors own include Topps Tiles (TPT), Vertu Motors (VTU), Currys (CURY), BT Group (BT), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), Barclays (BARC) and BT Group (BT.A). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/13/2019Today4/08/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Personal Services Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:MER CIKN/A Webwww.mearsgroup.co.uk Phone+44-87-06071400FaxN/AEmployees5,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price TargetGBX 420 High Stock Price TargetGBX 420 Low Stock Price TargetGBX 420 Potential Upside/Downside+20.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)GBX 44.88 Trailing P/E Ratio7.74 Forward P/E Ratio10.69 P/E Growth0.68Net Income£39.43 million Net Margins3.67% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity21.83% Return on Assets5.86% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio139.90 Current Ratio0.87 Quick Ratio0.92 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£1.08 billion Price / Sales0.28 Cash FlowGBX 148.49 per share Price / Cash Flow2.34 Book ValueGBX 203.91 per share Price / Book1.70Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares87,609,426Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£304.44 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta1.26 A Beginner's Guide to Investing in CannabisUnlock your free copy of MarketBeat's comprehensive guide to pot stock investing and discover which cannabis companies are poised for growth. 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