NYSE:MEIMethode Electronics Stock Price, Forecast & News

Methode Electronics' stock was trading at $27.75 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MEI shares have increased by 1.1% and is now trading at $28.05. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Methode Electronics in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Methode Electronics.

Methode Electronics is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Methode Electronics.

Methode Electronics Inc. (NYSE:MEI) released its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 30th. The electronics maker reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.76 by $0.03. The electronics maker had revenue of $210.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $209.05 million. Methode Electronics had a return on equity of 15.62% and a net margin of 12.05%. The company's revenue was down 20.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.62 earnings per share. View Methode Electronics' earnings history.

Methode Electronics declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 18th. Investors of record on Friday, July 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, July 31st. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 16th. View Methode Electronics' dividend history.

Methode Electronics issued an update on its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of 3.22-3.28 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.01. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.02-1.02 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.05 billion.

3 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for Methode Electronics' shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $40.00. On average, they anticipate Methode Electronics' stock price to reach $34.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 22.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Methode Electronics.

News coverage about MEI stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Methode Electronics earned a media sentiment score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the electronics maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Methode Electronics.

Methode Electronics saw a increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 683,400 shares, an increase of 25.8% from the June 15th total of 543,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 227,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.0 days. Currently, 1.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View Methode Electronics' Current Options Chain.

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Methode Electronics trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MEI."

Methode Electronics' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (1.37%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.11%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.07%). Company insiders that own Methode Electronics stock include Amit N Patel, Bruce K Crowther, Christopher J Hornung, Donald W Duda, Isabelle C Goossen, Lawrence B Skatoff and Ronald LG Tsoumas. View institutional ownership trends for Methode Electronics.

MEI stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Methode Electronics.

MEI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and DNB Asset Management AS. Company insiders that have bought Methode Electronics stock in the last two years include Amit N Patel, Bruce K Crowther, Christopher J Hornung, Donald W Duda, and Ronald LG Tsoumas. View insider buying and selling activity for Methode Electronics.

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

One share of MEI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $28.05.

Methode Electronics has a market capitalization of $1.04 billion and generates $1.02 billion in revenue each year. The electronics maker earns $123.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.12 on an earnings per share basis. Methode Electronics employs 6,044 workers across the globe.

The official website for Methode Electronics is www.methode.com.

Methode Electronics' mailing address is 8750 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE SUITE 1000, CHICAGO IL, 60631. The electronics maker can be reached via phone at 708-867-6777 or via email at [email protected]