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M.P. Evans Group (MPE) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,350 -5.00 (-0.37%)
As of 09/22/2025 12:43 PM Eastern

About M.P. Evans Group Stock (LON:MPE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
1,348.95
1,370
50-Day Range
1,229.34
1,355
52-Week Range
866
1,370
Volume
29,270 shs
Average Volume
59,108 shs
Market Capitalization
£704.38 million
P/E Ratio
817.69
Dividend Yield
0.04%
Price Target
GBX 1,650
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

M.P. Evans Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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48th Percentile Overall Score

MPE MarketRank™: 

M.P. Evans Group scored higher than 48% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    M.P. Evans Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    M.P. Evans Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,650, representing about 22.2% upside from its current price of GBX 1,350.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    M.P. Evans Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about M.P. Evans Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of M.P. Evans Group is 817.69, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 297.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of M.P. Evans Group is 817.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 1,071.40.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    M.P. Evans Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MPE.
  • Dividend Leadership

    M.P. Evans Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    M.P. Evans Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of M.P. Evans Group is 36.49%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about M.P. Evans Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MPE.
  • News Sentiment

    M.P. Evans Group has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for M.P. Evans Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, M.P. Evans Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.66% of the stock of M.P. Evans Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 15.36% of the stock of M.P. Evans Group is held by institutions.

  • Read more about M.P. Evans Group's insider trading history.
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MPE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

M.P. Evans Group's stock was trading at GBX 994 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MPE stock has increased by 35.8% and is now trading at GBX 1,350.

Shares of MPE 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that M.P. Evans Group investors own include Anglo American (AAL), Renishaw (RSW), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Spirent Communications (SPT), Rotork (ROR), Rio Tinto Group (RIO) and Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Farm Products
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:MPE
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
12,800
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 1,650
Low Price Target
GBX 1,650
Potential Upside/Downside
+22.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 1.65
Trailing P/E Ratio
817.69
Forward P/E Ratio
14.93
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
£80.16 million
Net Margins
19.60%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
13.59%
Return on Assets
10.06%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
8.89
Current Ratio
1.70
Quick Ratio
1.91

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£368.55 million
Price / Sales
1.91
Cash Flow
GBX 217.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.22
Book Value
GBX 927.44 per share
Price / Book
1.46

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
52,176,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£704.38 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.69
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This page (LON:MPE) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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