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Mears Group (MER) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 343 -2.00 (-0.58%)
As of 08/29/2025 12:35 PM Eastern

About Mears Group Stock (LON:MER)

Key Stats

Today's Range
342.50
346.50
50-Day Range
343
402
52-Week Range
322
421.37
Volume
52,708 shs
Average Volume
263,241 shs
Market Capitalization
£286.35 million
P/E Ratio
702.01
Dividend Yield
0.04%
Price Target
GBX 510
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Mears Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

MER MarketRank™: 

Mears Group scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Mears 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.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Mears Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Mears Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Mears Group is 702.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Mears Group is 702.01, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 506.22.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Mears Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.68. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Mears Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.68. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MER.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Mears Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.80%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Mears Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Mears Group is 28.76%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Mears Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for MER.
  • News Sentiment

    Mears Group has a news sentiment score of 1.23. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.53 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Mears Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for MER on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Mears Group insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £59,730 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.51% of the stock of Mears Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    64.59% of the stock of Mears Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Mears Group's insider trading history.
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MER Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Mears Group's stock was trading at GBX 362 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MER shares have decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at GBX 343.

Mears Group plc (LON:MER) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $28.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mears Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.83% and a net margin of 3.67%.

Shares of MER 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mears Group investors own include Topps Tiles (TPT), Vertu Motors (VTU), Currys (CURY), BT Group (BT), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), Barclays (BARC) and BT Group (BT.A).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Personal Services
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:MER
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
5,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 510
Low Price Target
GBX 510
Potential Upside/Downside
+48.7%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX 0.49
Trailing P/E Ratio
702.01
Forward P/E Ratio
10.55
P/E Growth
0.68
Net Income
£39.43 million
Net Margins
3.67%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
21.83%
Return on Assets
5.86%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
139.90
Current Ratio
0.87
Quick Ratio
0.92

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£1.13 billion
Price / Sales
0.25
Cash Flow
GBX 146.57 per share
Price / Cash Flow
2.34
Book Value
GBX 203.91 per share
Price / Book
1.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
83,483,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£286.35 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
1.26
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This page (LON:MER) was last updated on 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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