Man Group (EMG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

With a heritage in aiming to deliver attractive performance and tailored client solutions, Man Group is a highly active investment manager, powered by cutting edge investment technology. As a manager of millions of savers’ capital, we have a responsibility as stewards of those investments to create a better, more sustainable future for investors and society. Our quantitative expertise and data-driven culture means we believe Man Group is in a unique position to uncover the opportunities of the future. Our five investment management businesses leverage our robust infrastructure to provide a diverse range of strategies across investment approaches, styles and asset classes. We continuously invest in talent, technology and research as we strive to deliver the best results for our clients.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 337.80 to 345.11
• 50-Day Range: 300.20 to 345
• 52-Week Range: 183.30 to 348.80
• Volume: 4.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 16.48 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £3.74 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.02
• Dividend Yield: 3.73%
• Price Target: GBX 322.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Man Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Man Group scored higher than 36% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Man Group has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Man Group has a consensus price target of GBX 322.25, representing about 5.4% downside from its current price of GBX 340.60.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Man Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports 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 Man Group is 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Man Group is 12.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.60.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Man Group, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Man Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.54. 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 EMG.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Man Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Man Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Man Group is 60.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

Man Group has a news sentiment score of 0.48. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Man Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Man 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 £1,535,000 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.71% of the stock of Man Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.47% of the stock of Man Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: LON:EMG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.man.com
• Phone: 44 20 7144 1000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,790
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Man Group: GBX 322.25
• High Price Target: GBX 385
• Low Price Target: GBX 209
• Potential Upside/Downside: -4.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.25
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 28.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.87
• P/E Growth: -1.15
• Net Income: £382.68 million
• Net Margins: 18.60%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 20.41%
• Return on Assets: 4.61%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 19.06
• Current Ratio: 2.40
• Quick Ratio: 1.58

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.69 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.21
• Cash Flow: GBX 53.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.33
• Book Value: GBX 134.30 per share
• Price / Book: 2.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,108,041,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £3.74 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.63