Marshalls (MSLH) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Established in the late 1880s, Marshalls plc is a leading UK manufacturer of sustainable solutions for the built environment. It operates through three trading divisions: Landscape Products; Roofing Products; and Building Products. At a Group, divisional and brand level, Marshalls’ strategy centres around its customers who value its unique set of capabilities, namely leading brands, best in class technical and design support and carbon leadership. This is underpinned by business wide enterprise excellence, leadership in ESG governance and standards and its people, organisation, and culture. The Group operates a national network of manufacturing and distribution sites. Marshalls is committed to quality in everything it does, including the achievement of high environmental and ethical standards and continual improvement in health and safety performance. Its strategic goal is to become the UK’s leading manufacturer of products for the built environment.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 267.50 to 271
• 50-Day Range: 239 to 291.50
• 52-Week Range: 228.50 to 366
• Volume: 673,088 shs
• Average Volume: 1.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £675.41 million
• P/E Ratio: 31.36
• Dividend Yield: 2.98%
• Price Target: GBX 395
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Marshalls Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Marshalls scored higher than 68% 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: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Marshalls has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Marshalls has received no research coverage 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 Marshalls is 31.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.26.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Marshalls is 31.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 69.71.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Marshalls has a PEG Ratio of 0.17. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Marshalls has a P/B Ratio of 1.03. 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 MSLH.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Marshalls pays a meaningful dividend of 3.21%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Marshalls is 93.44%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MSLH.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Marshalls has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Marshalls this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Marshalls insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought GBX 0 in company stock and sold £33,293.76 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.73% of the stock of Marshalls is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

84.25% of the stock of Marshalls is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MSLH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MSLH shares performed this year?

Marshalls' stock was trading at GBX 294.50 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MSLH stock has decreased by 8.8% and is now trading at GBX 268.50.
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How were Marshalls' earnings last quarter?

Marshalls plc (LON:MSLH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March, 18th. The company reported $16.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marshalls had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.32% and a net margin of 3.46%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Marshalls?

Shares of MSLH 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 Marshalls own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Marshalls investors own include Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), B&M European Value Retail (BME), BP (BP), Rotork (ROR), Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (RR.L) and Unilever (ULVR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/18/2025
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/05/2025
• Today: 6/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Building Materials
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:MSLH
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.marshalls.co.uk
• Phone: +44-1422-312000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,726
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 395
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 420
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 370
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 8.56
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.73
• P/E Growth: 0.17
• Net Income: £21.50 million
• Net Margins: 3.46%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 3.32%
• Return on Assets: 2.64%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 33.19
• Current Ratio: 1.86
• Quick Ratio: 1.34

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £620.80 million
• Price / Sales: 1.09
• Cash Flow: GBX 34.34 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.82
• Book Value: GBX 261.78 per share
• Price / Book: 1.03

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 251,550,737
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £675.41 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.26