MasterBrand (MBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

MasterBrand, Inc. engages in the manufacture and sale of residential cabinets in the United States and Canada. The company offers a range of residential cabinetry products for the kitchen, bathroom, and other parts of the home. It sells its products to remodeling and new construction markets through dealers, retailers, and builders. The company was formerly known as United Cabinet Incorporated. MasterBrand, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.19 to $12.53
• 50-Day Range: $11.10 to $14.53
• 52-Week Range: $10.84 to $20.67
• Volume: 427,638 shs
• Average Volume: 934,195 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.90
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

MasterBrand Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

MasterBrand scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 144th out of 276 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

MasterBrand has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

MasterBrand has only been the subject of 2 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 MasterBrand is 12.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of MasterBrand is 12.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

MasterBrand has a P/B Ratio of 1.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.30% of the float of MasterBrand has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MasterBrand has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MasterBrand has recently decreased by 7.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

MasterBrand does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.30% of the float of MasterBrand has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

MasterBrand has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in MasterBrand has recently decreased by 7.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.93

News Sentiment

MasterBrand has a news sentiment score of 0.93. 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 0.67 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for MasterBrand this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for MBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added MasterBrand to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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, MasterBrand insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $380,634.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.38% of the stock of MasterBrand is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.32% of the stock of MasterBrand is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MBC shares performed this year?

MasterBrand's stock was trading at $14.61 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MBC stock has decreased by 14.4% and is now trading at $12.51.
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How were MasterBrand's earnings last quarter?

MasterBrand, Inc. (NYSE:MBC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 18th. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.17. The company earned $667.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $722.85 million. MasterBrand had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.89% and a net margin of 4.66%.
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How will MasterBrand's stock buyback program work?

MasterBrand's Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, March 17th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $50,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are MasterBrand's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of MasterBrand include Pzena Investment Management LLC (2.25%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.72%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.55%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.39%). Insiders that own company stock include Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Robert Crisci, Ann F Hackett, Mark A Young and Juliana L Chugg.
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How do I buy shares of MasterBrand?

Shares of MBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of MasterBrand own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that MasterBrand investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/18/2025
• Today: 5/03/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Wood household furniture
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Goods
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MBC
• CIK: 1941365
• Web: www.masterbrandcabinets.com
• Phone: 812-482-2527
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.00
• High Stock Price Target: $16.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $182 million
• Net Margins: 4.66%
• Pretax Margin: 6.23%
• Return on Equity: 13.89%
• Return on Assets: 6.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.78
• Current Ratio: 1.65
• Quick Ratio: 1.02

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.59
• Cash Flow: $1.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.32
• Book Value: $10.14 per share
• Price / Book: 1.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,049,000
• Free Float: 125,349,000
• Market Cap: $1.59 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.70