Murata Manufacturing (MRAAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based electronics component manufacturer headquartered in Kyoto. The company develops and produces components and solutions used in smartphones, computers, automobiles, industrial equipment, healthcare devices and other electronic products.

Its product portfolio includes multilayer ceramic capacitors, inductors, filters, timing devices, sensors, radio-frequency components, communication modules and power-related products. Murata also provides batteries and electronic modules designed for applications such as wireless connectivity, automotive systems and factory automation.

Founded in 1944 by Akira Murata and incorporated as Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in 1950, the company serves customers globally through research, manufacturing and sales operations across Japan, the Americas, Europe and Asia. Its shares also trade in the United States over the counter under the symbol MRAAY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.50 to $24.45
• 50-Day Range: $19.02 to $31.82
• 52-Week Range: $8.35 to $38.72
• Volume: 1.45 million shs
• Average Volume: 466,278 shs
• Market Capitalization: $88.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: 51.58
• Dividend Yield: 0.54%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Murata Manufacturing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Murata Manufacturing 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.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Murata Manufacturing has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Murata Manufacturing has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 55.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Murata Manufacturing are expected to grow by 55.07% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $1.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 51.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.90.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 51.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.78.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Murata Manufacturing has a P/B Ratio of 4.94. 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

0.01% of the float of Murata Manufacturing has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Murata Manufacturing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.25, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Murata Manufacturing has recently increased by 18.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Murata Manufacturing has a dividend yield of 0.53%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Murata Manufacturing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 27.66%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Murata Manufacturing will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.15% next year. This indicates that Murata Manufacturing will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Murata Manufacturing has a news sentiment score of 1.47. 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 0.85 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Murata Manufacturing to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.80% of the stock of Murata Manufacturing is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MRAAY
• CIK: 1450468
• Web: www.murata.com
• Phone: (175) 951-9111
• Fax: 817-5955-6526
• Employees: 72,572
• Year Founded: 1944

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 51.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 35.13
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.54 billion
• Net Margins: 13.86%
• Pretax Margin: 16.86%
• Return on Equity: 9.84%
• Return on Assets: 8.39%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.47
• Quick Ratio: 3.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.29
• Cash Flow: $0.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 32.47
• Book Value: $4.91 per share
• Price / Book: 4.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,656,580,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $88.64 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.60