Manchester United (MANU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Manchester United plc (NYSE:MANU) is a professional sports and entertainment company centered on Manchester United Football Club, one of England’s most prominent soccer clubs. The club operates men’s and women’s first teams, a youth academy, and related football development programs. Its teams compete primarily in English and European competitions, with home matches played at Old Trafford in Manchester, England.

The company generates revenue through matchday activities, global broadcasting and media rights, commercial partnerships and sponsorships, retail merchandise, licensing, hospitality, and other club-related services. Manchester United serves supporters in the United Kingdom and maintains a substantial international following through its competitions, digital platforms, media content, international tours, and global commercial partnerships.

Founded in 1878 as Newton Heath and renamed Manchester United in 1902, the club has a long history in English football and has won numerous domestic and international honors. Manchester United plc is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, while the club’s football, commercial, and corporate activities are overseen by its executive leadership and board.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.16 to $20.83
• 50-Day Range: $19.69 to $24.18
• 52-Week Range: $14.85 to $24.45
• Volume: 335,806 shs
• Average Volume: 344,062 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.59 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 3% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 233rd out of 240 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 -62.77, 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 -62.77, 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 17.66. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.20% 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 8.91.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manchester United has recently increased by 9.17%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing 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: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

Manchester United has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Manchester United this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for MANU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 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: 9/29/2026
• 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: 3.92
• Cash Flow: $1.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.43
• Book Value: $1.17 per share
• Price / Book: 17.66

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 172,430,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $3.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58