Paul Mueller (MUEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Paul Mueller Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides manufactured equipment and components in the United States, North America, Asia, the Far East, the Netherlands, EU countries, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through four reportable segments: Dairy Farm Equipment, Industrial Equipment, Field Fabrication, and Transportation. The Dairy Farm Equipment segment offers milk cooling and storage equipment and accessories, refrigeration units, and heat recovery equipment for use on dairy farms to independent dealers for resale, and directly to farmers; and services for farmers, as well as milk coolers for rent to farmers. The Industrial Equipment segment sells food, beverage, chemical, and industrial processing equipment; and biopharmaceutical and pure water equipment, as well as stainless steel, alloy processing, storage tanks, and heat transfer products. The Field Fabrication segment sells large, field-fabricated tanks and vessels, such as stainless steel storage tanks for sanitary and industrial process applications. The Transportation segment offers delivery of products to customers; backhauls of materials and components; and contract carriage for third parties. It serves its products in various industries, including animal health, beverage, brewing, chemical, dairy farm, dairy processing, food, heat transfer, HVAC, industrial construction, oil and gas, personal care, pharmaceutical, pure water, tank fabrication, and wine. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Springfield, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $379.99 to $382.00
• 50-Day Range: $304.00 to $448.00
• 52-Week Range: $150.00 to $451.50
• Volume: 121 shs
• Average Volume: 314 shs
• Market Capitalization: $353.40 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.90
• Dividend Yield: 0.32%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Paul Mueller Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Paul Mueller scored higher than 33% 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 Paul Mueller.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Paul Mueller is 8.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 269.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Paul Mueller is 8.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 307.03.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Paul Mueller has a P/B Ratio of 3.71. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the outstanding shares of Paul Mueller have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Paul Mueller has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paul Mueller has recently decreased by 50.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Paul Mueller has a dividend yield of 0.33%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Paul Mueller does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Paul Mueller is 2.81%. 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

0.01% of the outstanding shares of Paul Mueller have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Paul Mueller has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Paul Mueller has recently decreased by 50.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Paul Mueller has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Paul Mueller this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.00% of the stock of Paul Mueller is held by insiders.

MUEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MUEL shares performed this year?

Paul Mueller's stock was trading at $218.00 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MUEL stock has increased by 74.3% and is now trading at $380.00.

How were Paul Mueller's earnings last quarter?

Paul Mueller Co. (OTCMKTS:MUEL) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 25th. The company reported $17.80 earnings per share for the quarter. The company earned $72.62 million during the quarter. Paul Mueller had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.53% and a net margin of 13.25%.

How do I buy shares of Paul Mueller?

Shares of MUEL 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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Paul Mueller own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Paul Mueller investors own include FormFactor (FORM), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Amgen (AMGN), AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (AMCIU) and Altius Minerals (ALS).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 6/27 Dividend: 5/27/2025
• Record date for 6/27 Dividend: 5/28/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/27/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/25/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/26 Dividend: 8/26/2025
• Record date for 9/26 Dividend: 8/27/2025
• Today: 9/03/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/26/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: MACH - GENL INDL
• Sub-Industry: Fabricated Products
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MUEL
• CIK: 68726
• Web: www.paulmueller.com
• Phone: (417) 575-9000
• Fax: 417-575-9669
• Employees: 880
• Year Founded: 1940

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $42.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $29.67 million
• Net Margins: 13.25%
• Pretax Margin: 17.09%
• Return on Equity: 42.53%
• Return on Assets: 20.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 1.38
• Quick Ratio: 1.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $248.59 million
• Price / Sales: 1.42
• Cash Flow: $40.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.36
• Book Value: $102.52 per share
• Price / Book: 3.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 930,000
• Free Float: 893,000
• Market Cap: $353.39 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.18