LON:MACF Macfarlane Group (MACF) Share Price, News & Analysis GBX 93.80 -0.40 (-0.42%) As of 09/5/2025 11:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock About Macfarlane Group Stock (LON:MACF) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Macfarlane Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range 93▼ 95.6250-Day Range 93▼ 118.5052-Week Range 93▼ 122Volume434,766 shsAverage Volume446,528 shsMarket Capitalization£148.52 millionP/E Ratio1,245.68Dividend Yield0.04%Price TargetGBX 120Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom. It also recovers waste paper and corrugated boards for recycling. The company serves e-commerce retail, logistics, electronics, aerospace, automotive, medical, homeware, general industrial, food, and hospitality industries. Macfarlane Group PLC was incorporated in 1899 and is headquartered in Glasgow, the United Kingdom. Read More Macfarlane Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks44th Percentile Overall ScoreMACF MarketRank™: Macfarlane Group scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.9 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingMacfarlane 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 PotentialMacfarlane Group has a consensus price target of GBX 120, representing about 27.9% upside from its current price of GBX 93.80.Amount of Analyst CoverageMacfarlane Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Macfarlane Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.0 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Macfarlane Group is 1,245.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 278.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Macfarlane Group is 1,245.68, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 518.65.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMacfarlane Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.27. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short InterestN/AShort Interest LevelN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for MACF. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend LeadershipMacfarlane Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.94%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthMacfarlane Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Macfarlane Group is 48.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Read more about Macfarlane Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Short InterestThere is no current short interest data available for MACF. News and Social Media1.7 / 5News Sentiment0.04 News SentimentMacfarlane Group has a news sentiment score of 0.04. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.33 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Macfarlane Group this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Macfarlane Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.12% of the stock of Macfarlane Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by InstitutionsOnly 38.30% of the stock of Macfarlane Group is held by institutions.Read more about Macfarlane Group's insider trading history. Receive MACF Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Macfarlane Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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MACF Stock News HeadlinesMacfarlane Group PLC Advances Share Buyback ProgramSeptember 4 at 5:36 AM | msn.comMacfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Reaches New 52-Week Low Following Analyst DowngradeSeptember 4 at 2:41 AM | americanbankingnews.comBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. Warren Buffett just liquidated billions of shares. Bill Gates sold 500,000 shares of Microsoft. Jeff Bezos filed to sell Amazon shares worth $4.8 billion. What is going on? One multi-millionaire believes they are preparing for a catastrophic event. But not a crash, bank run, or recession. It’s something we haven’t see in America for more than a century.September 7 at 2:00 AM | Banyan Hill Publishing (Ad)Macfarlane Group Advances Share Buyback Program with Recent Share CancellationSeptember 2, 2025 | tipranks.comMacfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0096August 31, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comMacfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Given "House Stock" Rating at Shore CapitalAugust 30, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comMacfarlane Group reports 22% profit dropAugust 28, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comMacfarlane Group PLC (MACF) Share Chat - Investing.com UKAugust 24, 2025 | uk.investing.comSee More Headlines MACF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have MACF shares performed this year? Macfarlane Group's stock was trading at GBX 107.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MACF stock has decreased by 12.7% and is now trading at GBX 93.80. How were Macfarlane Group's earnings last quarter? Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 28th. The company reported $2.32 EPS for the quarter. Macfarlane Group had a net margin of 5.47% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.67%. Read the conference call transcript. How do I buy shares of Macfarlane Group? Shares of MACF 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 Macfarlane Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Macfarlane Group investors own include Avation (AVAP), Admiral Group (ADM), AstraZeneca (AZN), NVIDIA (NVDA), Avon Protection (AVON), Intel (INTC) and Kainos Group (KNOS). Company Calendar Record date for 6/13 Dividend5/15/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/15/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Last Earnings8/28/2025Today9/07/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeLON SectorConsumer Cyclical Industry Packaging & Containers Sub-IndustryN/A Current SymbolLON:MACF CIKN/A Webwww.macfarlanegroup.com Phone+44-141-3339666FaxN/AEmployees1,000Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Macfarlane GroupGBX 120 High Price TargetGBX 120 Low Price TargetGBX 120 Potential Upside/Downside+27.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage1 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)GBX 0.08 Trailing P/E Ratio1,245.68 Forward P/E Ratio12.56 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income£14.61 million Net Margins5.47% Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity12.67% Return on Assets6.12% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio44.58 Current Ratio1.20 Quick Ratio0.79 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales£287.43 million Price / Sales0.52 Cash FlowGBX 3.78 per share Price / Cash Flow24.84 Book ValueGBX 73.79 per share Price / Book1.27Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares158,338,000Free FloatN/AMarket Cap£148.52 million OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.68 Options Trading Made Easy - Download NowLearn the basics of options trading and how to use them to boost returns and manage risk with this free report from MarketBeat. 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