M.P. Evans Group (MPE) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

M.P. Evans Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and development of oil palm plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company operates through Plantation, Property, and Other segments. It produces and sells crude palm oil and palm kernels. The company is also involved in the property development; and oil-palm fresh fruit bunches production businesses, as well as provision of agronomic and management consultancy services. It manages smallholder oil palms. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Tunbridge Wells, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 938 to 1,012.09
• 50-Day Range: 824 to 977.23
• 52-Week Range: 706 to 1,012.09
• Volume: 178,252 shs
• Average Volume: 41,020 shs
• Market Capitalization: £518.50 million
• P/E Ratio: 1,044.68
• Dividend Yield: 4.89%
• Price Target: GBX 1,250
• Consensus Rating: Buy

M.P. Evans Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

M.P. Evans Group scored higher than 57% 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

M.P. Evans 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

M.P. Evans Group has only been the subject of 1 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.P. Evans Group is 1,044.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of M.P. Evans Group is 1,044.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 208.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

M.P. Evans Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. 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 MPE.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

M.P. Evans Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.04%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

M.P. Evans Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of M.P. Evans Group is 5,106.38%. 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 MPE.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.42

News Sentiment

M.P. Evans Group 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 Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for M.P. Evans Group this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for MPE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added M.P. Evans Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, M.P. Evans Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £82,380 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

48.63% of the stock of M.P. Evans Group is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 27.68% of the stock of M.P. Evans Group is held by institutions.

MPE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MPE shares performed this year?

M.P. Evans Group's stock was trading at GBX 740 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MPE stock has increased by 32.7% and is now trading at GBX 982.
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How do I buy shares of M.P. Evans Group?

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What other stocks do shareholders of M.P. Evans Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that M.P. Evans Group investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Renishaw (RSW), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Spirent Communications (SPT), Rotork (ROR), Rio Tinto Group (RIO) and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 11/1 Dividend: 10/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/01/2024
• Today: 11/15/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Farm Products
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MPE
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mpevans.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1892-516333
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,250
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,250
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,250
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 0.94
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1,055.32
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.97
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £65.98 million
• Net Margins: 19.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.41%
• Return on Assets: 10.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 8.72
• Current Ratio: 1.70
• Quick Ratio: 1.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £336.64 million
• Price / Sales: 1.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 159.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.22
• Book Value: GBX 915 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 52,800,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £523.78 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.69