Midwich Group (MIDW) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bringing people together. Midwich Group specialises in technology solutions that bring people together, to make society more efficient, more impactful and more exciting. Operating in 22 countries, the Group helps people connect and communicate, whether in state-of-the-art meeting rooms or on a festival main stage, audiovisual technology is all around, helping the world connect, communicate and experience wow moments. Taking technology further. The Group’s services range from product distribution to complex system design, focused marketing campaigns to flexible financing solutions, and showcase events to seed funding for startups. With strong relationships with market leading global manufacturers and a customer base of professional AV integrators and IT resellers in sectors such as education, corporate, retail, residential, and hospitality, the Group's ever-expanding offering is designed to solve its partners' biggest challenges. Our Mission. At the heart of the Group’s strategy is bringing together specialist technology businesses and using the Midwich Group network to help them scale – maximising the value it adds to manufacturers and customers. The Company is ambitious and has a clear goal to take technology further, with organic growth matched by its progressive global M&A strategy. Find out more about Midwich Group’s strategy here: https://midwichgroupplc.com/who-we-are/our-strategy/ Specialisation at scale. Midwich Group has a global network of local expert teams that leverage relationships, deep product knowledge and support services to take innovation to market, helping its manufacturers and customers connect across the world. Enabling tomorrow. With approximately 1,900 employees across the UK and Ireland, EMEA, Asia Pacific, North America, and Canada, Midwich Group is committed to being a responsible employer. The Group actively works to limit its impact on the environment and communities and recognises the importance of giving back – find out more about our sustainability activities here: https://midwichgroupplc.com/sustainability/

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 287 to 293
• 50-Day Range: 263 to 302
• 52-Week Range: 254 to 450.13
• Volume: 4,750 shs
• Average Volume: 300,776 shs
• Market Capitalization: £294.76 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,309.55
• Dividend Yield: 5.90%
• Price Target: GBX 620
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Midwich Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Midwich Group scored higher than 63% 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

Midwich 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 Coverage

Midwich Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Midwich Group is 1,309.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Midwich Group is 1,309.55, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 238.96.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Midwich Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 MIDW.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Midwich Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.22%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Midwich Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Midwich Group is 7,727.27%. 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 MIDW.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Midwich Group has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.63 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Midwich Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Midwich Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £409,500 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

26.21% of the stock of Midwich Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.81% of the stock of Midwich Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MIDW Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MIDW shares performed this year?

Midwich Group's stock was trading at GBX 292.87 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MIDW stock has decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at GBX 288.10.
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How do I buy shares of Midwich Group?

Shares of MIDW 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 Midwich Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Midwich Group investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), B&M European Value Retail (BME), Coats Group (COA), Babcock International Group (BAB), Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BARC) and Beazley (BEZ).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/18 Dividend: 9/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/18/2024
• Today: 1/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Electronics & Computer Distribution
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MIDW
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.midwichgroupplc.com
• Phone: +44-1379-649200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,900
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 620
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 620
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 620
• Potential Upside/Downside: +115.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,309.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.81
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £22.48 million
• Net Margins: 1.70%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.25%
• Return on Assets: 3.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 96.77
• Current Ratio: 1.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.32 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.22
• Cash Flow: GBX 13.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.57
• Book Value: GBX 172 per share
• Price / Book: 1.68

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 102,310,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £294.76 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.66