Manchester United (MANU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Manchester United plc owns and operates Manchester United Football Club, one of the world’s best-known professional soccer organizations. The club fields men’s, women’s and academy teams and competes in English football competitions, with its men’s team playing home matches at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

The company’s business activities include matchday operations, broadcasting and media rights, commercial partnerships, sponsorships, licensing, merchandising and retail. It generates global engagement through live events, digital content, the club’s media channels and the sale of official team apparel and other branded products.

Founded in 1878 as Newton Heath, the club adopted the Manchester United name in 1902. It serves a worldwide supporter base through its global media presence, international commercial relationships and overseas fan engagement. Manchester United plc is led operationally by Chief Executive Officer Omar Berrada, who joined the organization in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.78 to $21.17
• 50-Day Range: $19.69 to $24.18
• 52-Week Range: $14.85 to $24.45
• Volume: 324,395 shs
• Average Volume: 408,126 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.64 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Manchester United Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Manchester United scored higher than 9% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 226th out of 237 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Manchester United has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Manchester United has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Manchester United is -63.99, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Manchester United is -63.99, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Manchester United has a P/B Ratio of 18.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.82% of the float of Manchester United has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Manchester United has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.06.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manchester United has recently decreased by 6.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Manchester United does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Manchester United does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Manchester United has a news sentiment score of 1.90. 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 0.60 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for MANU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

23.34% of the stock of Manchester United is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/23/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MANU
• CIK: 1549107
• Web: www.manutd.com
• Phone: 441618688000
• Fax: 44-16-1868-8818
• Employees: 932
• Year Founded: 2012

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.33)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$57.64 million
• Net Margins: -6.36%
• Pretax Margin: -6.93%
• Return on Equity: -12.22%
• Return on Assets: -1.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.84
• Current Ratio: 0.33
• Quick Ratio: 0.31

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $909.43 million
• Price / Sales: 4.01
• Cash Flow: $1.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.70
• Book Value: $1.17 per share
• Price / Book: 18.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,490,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.64 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.65