Makita (MKTAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Makita Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of professional power tools and related equipment. The company’s product portfolio includes cordless and corded tools such as drills, impact drivers, saws, grinders, sanders, planers, and rotary hammers, as well as pneumatic tools, outdoor power equipment, batteries, chargers, accessories, and related products.

Makita serves professional users and consumers in the construction, woodworking, manufacturing, maintenance, landscaping, and home-improvement markets. Its cordless product systems are designed to allow batteries and chargers to be used across multiple tools, while its broader portfolio includes equipment for cutting, fastening, drilling, demolition, dust extraction, and outdoor applications.

Founded in Japan in 1915 as an electric motor sales and repair business, Makita later expanded into power-tool manufacturing and international distribution. The company operates through a global network of subsidiaries, sales offices, distributors, and manufacturing facilities, serving customers across Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and other international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.05 to $34.29
• 50-Day Range: $32.64 to $34.49
• 52-Week Range: $26.76 to $41.20
• Volume: 18,850 shs
• Average Volume: 19,187 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.89 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.40
• Dividend Yield: 3.51%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Makita Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Makita scored higher than 26% 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: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Makita has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Makita has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

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

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Makita is 16.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.06.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Makita is 16.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.63.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Makita has a P/B Ratio of 1.34. 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

0.01% of the float of Makita has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Makita has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Makita has recently increased by 55.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Makita is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.53%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Makita does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Makita is 57.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Makita has a news sentiment score of 1.50. 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 0.54 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Makita 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, Makita insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Makita is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Makita has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2026
• Today: 10/31/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MKTAY
• CIK: 202467
• Web: www.makita.co.jp
• Phone: (156) 698-1711
• Fax: 81 0 566-98-6021
• Employees: 17,672
• Year Founded: 1971

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $524.13 million
• Net Margins: 10.40%
• Pretax Margin: 13.89%
• Return on Equity: 8.23%
• Return on Assets: 6.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.00
• Quick Ratio: 3.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.72
• Cash Flow: $2.78 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.09
• Book Value: $25.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,510,000
• Free Float: 261,866,000
• Market Cap: $8.89 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59