M&G (MNG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

M&G plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in savings and investment businesses in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Asset Management, Life, and Wealth. It offers retirement, savings, and investment management solutions. The company also provides individual and corporate pensions, retirement, annuities, life, savings, and investment products, such as equities, fixed income, multi-asset and real estate. It serves individuals, insurance companies, financial advisers, banks, wealth managers, institutional investors, and other distribution partners. The company was formerly known as M&G Prudential PLC and changed its name to M&G plc in September 2019. M&G plc was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 193.45 to 196.60
• 50-Day Range: 194 to 216.46
• 52-Week Range: 192.43 to 241.10
• Volume: 9.39 million shs
• Average Volume: 8.29 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £4.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,790.71
• Dividend Yield: 10.24%
• Price Target: GBX 223.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

M&G Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

M&G scored higher than 25% 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: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

M&G has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

M&G has only been the subject of 3 research reports 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 M&G is 2,790.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.03.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of M&G is 2,790.71, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 412.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for M&G, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

M&G has a P/B Ratio of 1.26. 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 MNG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

M&G is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.61%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

M&G does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of M&G is 28,571.43%. 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 MNG.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

M&G has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for M&G this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for MNG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added M&G to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, M&G insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.75% of the stock of M&G is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

54.49% of the stock of M&G is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MNG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MNG shares performed this year?

M&G's stock was trading at GBX 222.40 at the start of the year. Since then, MNG stock has decreased by 12.2% and is now trading at GBX 195.35.
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How do I buy shares of M&G?

Shares of MNG 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 M&G own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that M&G investors own include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Aviva (AV), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP) and Rio Tinto Group (RIO).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/18 Dividend: 9/12/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/18/2024
• Today: 11/02/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MNG
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: global.mandg.com
• Phone: 44 2076 264 588
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,101
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 223.33
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 240
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 205
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.07
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,790.71
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.06
• P/E Growth: -2.76
• Net Income: £167 million
• Net Margins: 2.69%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.58%
• Return on Assets: 0.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 228.54
• Current Ratio: 1.23
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £6.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.75
• Cash Flow: GBX 237.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 0.82
• Book Value: GBX 155 per share
• Price / Book: 1.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,380,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £4.65 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.47