Manchester United (MANU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Manchester United plc, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. It operates Manchester United Football Club, a professional football club. The company develops marketing and sponsorship relationships with international and regional companies to leverage its brand. It also markets and sells sports apparel, training and leisure wear, and other clothing; and other licensed products, such as coffee mugs and bed spreads featuring the Manchester United brand and trademarks, as well as distributes these products through Manchester United branded retail centers and e-commerce platforms, and through the company's partners' wholesale distribution channels. In addition, the company distributes live football content directly, as well as through commercial partners; broadcasts television rights relating to the Premier League, Union of European Football Associations club competitions, and other competitions; and delivers Manchester United programming through MUTV television channel to territories worldwide. Further, it operates Old Trafford, a sports venue with 74,240 seats, as well as invests in properties. The company was formerly known as Manchester United Ltd. changed its name to Manchester United plc in August 2012. Manchester United plc was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.23 to $14.50
• 50-Day Range: $12.23 to $14.44
• 52-Week Range: $12.05 to $18.42
• Volume: 234,832 shs
• Average Volume: 279,481 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Manchester United Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Manchester United scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 233rd out of 277 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Manchester United 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

Manchester United has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Manchester United are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.74) to ($0.82) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Manchester United is -14.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Manchester United is -14.03, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Manchester United has a P/B Ratio of 9.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.43% of the float of Manchester United has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Manchester United has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manchester United has recently increased by 7.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Manchester United does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Manchester United does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.43% of the float of Manchester United has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Manchester United has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manchester United has recently increased by 7.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Manchester United has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for Manchester United this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Manchester United to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

68.63% of the stock of Manchester United is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 23.34% of the stock of Manchester United is held by institutions.

MANU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MANU shares performed this year?

Manchester United's stock was trading at $17.35 at the start of the year. Since then, MANU shares have decreased by 17.5% and is now trading at $14.31.
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How were Manchester United's earnings last quarter?

Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 19th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $254.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $248.15 million. Manchester United had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 44.76% and a negative net margin of 21.46%.

Who are Manchester United's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Manchester United include Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (0.72%), Lancaster Investment Management (0.52%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.12%) and LPL Financial LLC (0.06%).

How do I buy shares of Manchester United?

Shares of MANU 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 Manchester United own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Manchester United investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Adobe (ADBE), Broadcom (AVGO), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and GE Aerospace (GE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/19/2025
• Today: 5/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/09/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Amusement & recreation services
• Sub-Industry: Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MANU
• CIK: 1549107
• Web: www.manutd.com
• Phone: 441618688000
• Fax: 44-16-1868-8818
• Employees: 1,040
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.75
• High Stock Price Target: $23.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.02)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-142,510,000.00
• Net Margins: -21.46%
• Pretax Margin: -19.75%
• Return on Equity: -44.76%
• Return on Assets: -4.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.62
• Current Ratio: 0.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.35

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $620.67 million
• Price / Sales: 3.90
• Cash Flow: $1.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.96
• Book Value: $1.49 per share
• Price / Book: 9.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 169,318,000
• Free Float: 53,115,000
• Market Cap: $2.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.59