Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Morgan Advanced Materials plc operates as a materials science and application engineering company primarily the United Kingdom. It serves customers in the industrial, transportation, petrochemical and chemical, energy, semiconductor and electronics, healthcare, and security and defense markets. The company was formerly known as The Morgan Crucible Company plc and changed its name to Morgan Advanced Materials plc in March 2013. Morgan Advanced Materials plc was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Windsor, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 205.68 to 217.50
• 50-Day Range: 196 to 232.50
• 52-Week Range: 167 to 300
• Volume: 23.28 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.32 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £573.53 million
• P/E Ratio: 2,098.78
• Dividend Yield: 0.06%
• Price Target: GBX 270
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Morgan Advanced Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Morgan Advanced Materials scored higher than 82% 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Morgan Advanced Materials has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Morgan Advanced Materials has a consensus price target of GBX 270, representing about 31.3% upside from its current price of GBX 205.68.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Morgan Advanced Materials has only been the subject of 2 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 Morgan Advanced Materials is 2,098.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 277.76.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Morgan Advanced Materials is 2,098.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 312.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Morgan Advanced Materials has a PEG Ratio of 0.51. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Morgan Advanced Materials has a P/B Ratio of 1.44. 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 MGAM.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Morgan Advanced Materials is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Morgan Advanced Materials does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Advanced Materials is 124.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MGAM.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.45

News Sentiment

Morgan Advanced Materials has a news sentiment score of 1.45. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Morgan Advanced Materials this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Morgan Advanced Materials to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Morgan Advanced Materials insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £51,500 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.14% of the stock of Morgan Advanced Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.93% of the stock of Morgan Advanced Materials is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MGAM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MGAM shares performed this year?

Morgan Advanced Materials' stock was trading at GBX 272 at the start of the year. Since then, MGAM stock has decreased by 24.4% and is now trading at GBX 205.68.

How were Morgan Advanced Materials' earnings last quarter?

Morgan Advanced Materials plc (LON:MGAM) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $10.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Morgan Advanced Materials had a net margin of 6.17% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.02%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Morgan Advanced Materials?

Shares of MGAM stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Morgan Advanced Materials own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Morgan Advanced Materials investors own include Vesuvius (VSVS), Meta Platforms (META), Rotork (ROR), Scapa Group (SCPA), Sprott Focus Trust (FUND) and ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MGAM
• Previous Symbol: LON:MGCR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.morganadvancedmaterials.com
• Phone: +44-1753-837000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 8,694
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Morgan Advanced Materials: GBX 270
• High Price Target: GBX 320
• Low Price Target: GBX 240
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,098.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.33
• P/E Growth: 0.51
• Net Income: £68.49 million
• Net Margins: 6.17%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 19.02%
• Return on Assets: 8.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 103.31
• Current Ratio: 2.19
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.55
• Cash Flow: GBX 29.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.04
• Book Value: GBX 143.31 per share
• Price / Book: 1.44

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 278,845,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £573.53 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34