Murata Manufacturing (MRAAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. designs, manufactures, and sells ceramic-based passive electronic components and solutions in Japan and internationally. The company offers capacitors, inductors, noise suppression products/EMI suppression filters/ESD protection devices, resistors, thermistors, sensors, timing devices, quartz devices, sound components, power products, batteries, micro mechatronics, RFID product, baluns, couplers, filters, phase shifters, RF switches, front-end modules, SAW components, connectors, antennas, connectivity modules, wireless connectivity platforms, ionizers/active oxygen modules, and transformers. It also offers Femtet, a CAE software that solves various engineering challenges; and provides silver oxide battery. In addition, the company provides connectivity, Wifi sensing, IOT, AI, and RFID solutions. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. offers its products for use in communications equipment, mobility, enterprise system, industrial, healthcare, medical, personal electronics applications, and other sectors. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Nagaokakyo, Japan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.89 to $9.00
• 50-Day Range: $7.55 to $9.04
• 52-Week Range: $7.33 to $12.00
• Volume: 180,253 shs
• Average Volume: 691,093 shs
• Market Capitalization: $34.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.70
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Murata Manufacturing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Murata Manufacturing scored higher than 20% 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: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Murata Manufacturing.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 24.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 24.70, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 16.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Murata Manufacturing has a P/B Ratio of 1.90. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of Murata Manufacturing have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Murata Manufacturing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Murata Manufacturing has recently decreased by 69.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Murata Manufacturing pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Murata Manufacturing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 27.78%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of Murata Manufacturing have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Murata Manufacturing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Murata Manufacturing has recently decreased by 69.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Murata Manufacturing has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Murata Manufacturing this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.80% of the stock of Murata Manufacturing is held by institutions.

MRAAY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MRAAY shares performed this year?

Murata Manufacturing's stock was trading at $7.99 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MRAAY stock has increased by 11.3% and is now trading at $8.89.
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How were Murata Manufacturing's earnings last quarter?

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MRAAY) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 7th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.03. Murata Manufacturing had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.01% and a net margin of 12.00%.

When did Murata Manufacturing's stock split?

Shares of Murata Manufacturing split on Monday, October 2nd 2023. The 1.5-1 split was announced on Monday, October 2nd 2023. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, October 2nd 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

Does Murata Manufacturing have any subsidiaries?

Murata Manufacturing subsidiaries include Vios Medical, Id-Solutions, Primatec Inc., IPDIA, Vedero Software, pSemi, Tokyo Denpa Co., and others.

How do I buy shares of Murata Manufacturing?

Shares of MRAAY 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/07/2025
• Today: 2/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/25/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrial Products
• Industry: Service industries for the printing trade
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MRAAY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1450468
• Web: www.murata.co.jp
• Phone: (175) 951-9111
• Fax: 817-5955-6526
• Employees: 73,605
• Year Founded: 1944

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.70
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.68
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.25 billion
• Net Margins: 12.00%
• Pretax Margin: 15.20%
• Return on Equity: 8.01%
• Return on Assets: 6.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.58
• Quick Ratio: 3.70

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.36 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.07
• Cash Flow: $0.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.79
• Book Value: $4.67 per share
• Price / Book: 1.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,926,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $34.90 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80