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: 219 to 227
• 50-Day Range: 194 to 225
• 52-Week Range: 171.20 to 347
• Volume: 360,688 shs
• Average Volume: 1.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £624.38 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.12
• Dividend Yield: 5.42%
• Price Target: GBX 305
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Morgan Advanced Materials Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Morgan Advanced Materials scored higher than 83% 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: 3.3 / 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.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Morgan Advanced Materials has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Morgan Advanced Materials is 9.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.69.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Morgan Advanced Materials is 9.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.77.

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 1.55. 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: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Morgan Advanced Materials is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.49%, 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 49.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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: 2.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Morgan Advanced Materials has a news sentiment score of 1.27. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Morgan Advanced Materials this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MGAM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Morgan Advanced Materials insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £200,227.86 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.69% of the stock of Morgan Advanced Materials is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.57% 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 beginning of 2025. Since then, MGAM shares have decreased by 18.6% and is now trading at GBX 221.50.

How were Morgan Advanced Materials' earnings last quarter?

Morgan Advanced Materials plc (LON:MGAM) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 28th. The company reported $25.50 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: 2/28/2025
• Record date for 5/13 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/13 Dividend: 4/10/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/13/2025
• Today: 7/07/2025

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 Stock Price Target: GBX 305
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 330
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 265
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 24.30
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.82
• 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: £1.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.56
• Cash Flow: GBX 31.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.04
• Book Value: GBX 143.31 per share
• Price / Book: 1.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 281,885,089
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £624.38 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.34