Monro (MNRO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Monro, Inc. provides automotive undercar repair, and tire sales and services in the United States. It offers replacement tires and tire related services, automotive undercar repair services, and routine maintenance services primarily to passenger cars, light trucks, and vans. The company also provides other products and services for brakes; mufflers and exhaust systems; and steering, drive train, suspension, and wheel alignment. In addition, it operates stores under the brand names of Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers, Tire Choice Auto Service Centers, Mr. Tire Auto Service Centers, Car-X Tire & Auto, Tire Warehouse Tires for Less, Ken Towery's Tire & Auto Care, Mountain View Tire & Auto Service, and Tire Barn Warehouse. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.97 to $25.89
• 50-Day Range: $24.88 to $29.78
• 52-Week Range: $21.00 to $33.98
• Volume: 2.44 million shs
• Average Volume: 435,463 shs
• Market Capitalization: $753.54 million
• P/E Ratio: 28.92
• Dividend Yield: 4.45%
• Price Target: $31.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Monro Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Monro scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 146th out of 287 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Monro has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Monro has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Monro are expected to grow by 24.10% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $1.03 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Monro is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 128.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Monro is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Monro has a PEG Ratio of 2.20. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Monro has a P/B Ratio of 1.15. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.89% of the float of Monro has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monro has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Monro is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.31%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Monro has been increasing its dividend for 19 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Monro is 128.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Monro will have a dividend payout ratio of 108.74% in the coming year. This indicates that Monro may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.89% of the float of Monro has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Monro has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Monro has recently decreased by 5.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.20

News Sentiment

Monro has a news sentiment score of 0.20. 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 0.64 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Monro this week, compared to 27 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for MNRO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Monro to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.59% of the stock of Monro is held by insiders.

MNRO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MNRO shares performed this year?

Monro's stock was trading at $29.34 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MNRO stock has decreased by 14.2% and is now trading at $25.16.
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How were Monro's earnings last quarter?

Monro, Inc. (NASDAQ:MNRO) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The auto parts company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.08. The company's quarterly revenue was down 6.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Who are Monro's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Monro include Wellington Management Group LLP (5.37%), State Street Corp (4.49%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.75%) and Invenomic Capital Management LP (1.49%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael T Broderick, John L Auerbach and Leah C Johnson.
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How do I buy shares of Monro?

Shares of MNRO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Monro own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Monro investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), The RMR Group (RMR), AUO (AUOTY), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/17 Dividend: 12/03/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/17/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Automotive repair, services & parking
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MNRO
• CUSIP: 61023610
• CIK: 876427
• Web: www.monro.com
• Phone: (585) 647-6400
• Fax: 585-647-0945
• Employees: 7,660
• Year Founded: 1957

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $31.00
• High Stock Price Target: $31.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $31.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.87
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.31
• P/E Growth: 2.2
• Net Income: $37.57 million
• Net Margins: 2.24%
• Pretax Margin: 3.15%
• Return on Equity: 4.77%
• Return on Assets: 1.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.47
• Current Ratio: 0.53
• Quick Ratio: 0.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.22 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.62
• Cash Flow: $3.50 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.19
• Book Value: $21.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.15

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,949,000
• Free Float: 29,473,000
• Market Cap: $753.52 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11