Mueller Industries (MLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mueller Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes products made from copper, brass, aluminum, steel and plastic. Its product portfolio includes copper and plastic pipe, fittings, valves, plumbing components, refrigeration and air-conditioning tubing, heat-transfer products, and other fabricated metal products.

The company serves residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure markets. Its products are used in plumbing, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, refrigeration, fire protection, water distribution, and various industrial applications. Mueller Industries operates primarily in North America and also serves customers in international markets.

Founded in 1917, Mueller Industries is headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee. The company’s operations include manufacturing, distribution and value-added fabrication businesses serving wholesalers, original equipment manufacturers, contractors and other industrial customers. Gregory L. Christopher serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $62.00 to $63.16
• 50-Day Range: $59.93 to $69.56
• 52-Week Range: $48.26 to $71.12
• Volume: 1.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.84 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.30
• Dividend Yield: 1.12%
• Price Target: $75.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Mueller Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mueller Industries scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 215th out of 653 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Mueller Industries has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mueller Industries has a consensus price target of $75.00, representing about 19.8% upside from its current price of $62.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mueller Industries 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 Mueller Industries is 16.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mueller Industries is 16.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.08.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mueller Industries has a P/B Ratio of 4.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.48% of the float of Mueller Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mueller Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.82, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mueller Industries has recently increased by 11.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Mueller Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mueller Industries has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mueller Industries is 18.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Mueller Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.82. 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 0.51 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Mueller Industries this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for MLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Mueller Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mueller Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $18,885,398.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of Mueller Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.50% of the stock of Mueller Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Today: 10/04/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/27/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MLI
• CIK: 89439
• Web: www.muellerindustries.com
• Phone: (901) 753-3200
• Fax: 901-753-3251
• Employees: 4,832
• Year Founded: 1917

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mueller Industries: $75.00
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $75.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +19.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.30
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $765.19 million
• Net Margins: 18.25%
• Pretax Margin: 24.11%
• Return on Equity: 25.68%
• Return on Assets: 21.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.78
• Quick Ratio: 3.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.31
• Cash Flow: $3.62 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.27
• Book Value: $14.57 per share
• Price / Book: 4.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 221,180,000
• Free Float: 216,094,000
• Market Cap: $13.84 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.08