Melrose Industries (MRO) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Melrose Industries PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides aerospace components and systems to civil and defence markets in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Engines and Structures. The Engines segment offers structural engineered components; parts repair; and commercial and aftermarket contracts to engines original equipment manufacturers. The Structures segment provides civil and defence air frames, including lightweight composite and metallic structures; and electrical distribution systems and components to airframe original equipment manufacturers. The company was formerly known as New Melrose Industries PLC and changed its name to Melrose Industries PLC in November 2015. Melrose Industries PLC was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 588.40 to 602
• 50-Day Range: 507.95 to 614.73
• 52-Week Range: 376 to 682.60
• Volume: 4.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 12.35 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £7.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 2,426.02
• Dividend Yield: 0.01%
• Price Target: GBX 655
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Melrose Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Melrose Industries scored higher than 59% 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Melrose Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Melrose Industries is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Melrose Industries has only been the subject of 4 research reports 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 Melrose Industries is 2,435.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.88.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Melrose Industries is 2,435.77, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 307.68.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Melrose Industries has a PEG Ratio of 0.48. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Melrose Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.57. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued 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 MRO.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Melrose Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.07%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Melrose Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Melrose Industries is 24.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Environmental Score: -3.76

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MRO.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Melrose Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.18. 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 0.69 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Melrose Industries this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

9 people have searched for MRO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Melrose Industries insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £164,970 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.40% of the stock of Melrose Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

83.34% of the stock of Melrose Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MRO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MRO shares performed this year?

Melrose Industries' stock was trading at GBX 553.20 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MRO stock has increased by 8.3% and is now trading at GBX 599.20.

How were Melrose Industries' earnings last quarter?

Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRO) announced its earnings results on Friday, August, 1st. The company reported $15.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Melrose Industries had a negative net margin of 1.13% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.18%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Melrose Industries?

Shares of MRO 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 Melrose Industries own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Melrose Industries investors own include KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Petra Diamonds (PDL), Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), Porta Communications (PTCM), KAZ Minerals (KZMYY) and Sirius Minerals (SXX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/01/2025
• Today: 9/24/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Specialty Industrial Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: LON:MRO
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.melroseplc.net
• Phone: +44-20-76474500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,570
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Melrose Industries: GBX 655
• High Price Target: GBX 750
• Low Price Target: GBX 600
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 0.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 2,426.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.57
• P/E Growth: 0.48
• Net Income: -£38.41 million
• Net Margins: -1.13%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.18%
• Return on Assets: 0.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 44.03
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.45

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £3.45 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.19
• Cash Flow: GBX 31.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.01
• Book Value: GBX 233.25 per share
• Price / Book: 2.56

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,265,853,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £7.55 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.51