Marston's (MARS) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Marston's PLC operates managed, franchised, tenanted, partnership, and leased pubs in the United Kingdom. It is also involved in the property management; telecommunications; and insurance businesses. The company was formerly known as The Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries PLC and changed its name to Marston's PLC in January 2007. The company was founded in 1834 and is based in Wolverhampton, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 49.15 to 51.70
• 50-Day Range: 49.25 to 60.10
• 52-Week Range: 35.88 to 69.20
• Volume: 629,067 shs
• Average Volume: 4.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £327.19 million
• P/E Ratio: 4.66
• Dividend Yield: 20.75%
• Price Target: GBX 78.67
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Marston's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marston's scored higher than 65% 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: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Marston's has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Marston's has a consensus price target of GBX 78.67, representing about 53.3% upside from its current price of GBX 51.30.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marston's has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Marston's is 4.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marston's is 4.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 70.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Due to a projected decrease in earnings for Marston's, their PEG ratio cannot be calculated.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marston's has a P/B Ratio of 0.49. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued 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 MARS.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Marston's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 20.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Marston's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Marston's has a news sentiment score of -0.47. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for MARS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marston's insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.35% of the stock of Marston's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

26.34% of the stock of Marston's is held by institutions.

MARS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MARS shares performed this year?

Marston's' stock was trading at GBX 59.10 at the start of the year. Since then, MARS stock has decreased by 13.2% and is now trading at GBX 51.30.

How were Marston's' earnings last quarter?

Marston's PLC (LON:MARS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, December, 15th. The company reported $8.50 EPS for the quarter. Marston's had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.75% and a net margin of 7.97%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Marston's?

Shares of MARS 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 Marston's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marston's investors own include Barclays (BARC), Inland Homes (INL), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Interserve (IRV), Aviva (AV), Melrose Industries (MRO) and boohoo group (BOO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 12/15/2025
• Today: 5/05/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MARS
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.marstons.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1902-711811
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 10,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Marston's: GBX 78.67
• High Price Target: GBX 81
• Low Price Target: GBX 75
• Potential Upside/Downside: +53.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 11.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.13
• P/E Growth: -0.16
• Net Income: -£17.06 million
• Net Margins: 7.97%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 9.75%
• Return on Assets: 3.72%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 157.01
• Current Ratio: 0.31
• Quick Ratio: 0.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £897.90 million
• Price / Sales: 0.36
• Cash Flow: GBX 6.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.01
• Book Value: GBX 103.77 per share
• Price / Book: 0.49

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 632,858,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £324.66 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.95