McBride (MCB) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

With trading roots dating back to 1927, McBride boasts a strong heritage. As the leading European manufacturer and supplier of private label and contract manufactured products for the domestic household and professional cleaning and hygiene markets, McBride offers end‑to‑end development and manufacturing capabilities to a wide range of customers in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 153.40 to 156.80
• 50-Day Range: 133.99 to 167
• 52-Week Range: 106.20 to 170
• Volume: 523,479 shs
• Average Volume: 548,038 shs
• Market Capitalization: £266.13 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.17
• Dividend Yield: 1.92%
• Price Target: GBX 190
• Consensus Rating: Buy

McBride Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

McBride scored higher than 52% 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: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

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

Upside Potential

McBride has a consensus price target of GBX 190, representing about 22.7% upside from its current price of GBX 154.80.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

McBride has received no research coverage 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 McBride is 9.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of McBride is 9.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Defensive sector average P/E ratio of about 890.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

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

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

McBride has a P/B Ratio of 4.20. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued 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 MCB.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

McBride pays a meaningful dividend of 1.92%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

McBride does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of McBride is 17.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.23

News Sentiment

McBride has a news sentiment score of 0.23. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Consumer Defensive companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for McBride this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MCB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

28.75% of the stock of McBride is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.71% of the stock of McBride is held by institutions.

MCB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MCB shares performed this year?

McBride's stock was trading at GBX 146.60 at the start of the year. Since then, MCB shares have increased by 5.6% and is now trading at GBX 154.80.

How were McBride's earnings last quarter?

McBride plc (LON:MCB) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 24th. The company reported $10.80 EPS for the quarter. McBride had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 30.98% and a net margin of 3.20%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Is McBride doing a stock buyback?

McBride's board approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, December 1st 2025, which permits the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

How do I buy shares of McBride?

Shares of MCB 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 McBride own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that McBride investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), boohoo group (BOO), PayPal (PYPL), Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB), Alpha Lithium (APHLF), Appian (APPN) and Avon Protection (AVON).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/24/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Defensive
• Industry: Household & Personal Products
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:MCB
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mcbride.co.uk
• Phone: +44-161-6539037
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 240
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for McBride: GBX 190
• High Price Target: GBX 190
• Low Price Target: GBX 190
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 16.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.08
• P/E Growth: -0.36
• Net Income: £33.16 million
• Net Margins: 3.20%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 30.98%
• Return on Assets: 8.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 145.77
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.54

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £930.30 million
• Price / Sales: 0.29
• Cash Flow: GBX 20.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.69
• Book Value: GBX 36.83 per share
• Price / Book: 4.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 171,698,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £266.82 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.45