NYSE:MEI - Methode Electronics Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Methode Electronics declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, January 31st. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 16th. View Methode Electronics' Dividend History.

Methode Electronics Inc. (NYSE:MEI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December, 5th. The electronics maker reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.76 by $0.13. The electronics maker had revenue of $257.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $281.89 million. Methode Electronics had a return on equity of 15.27% and a net margin of 10.13%. The business's revenue was down 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 EPS. View Methode Electronics' Earnings History.

Methode Electronics is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, March 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Methode Electronics.

Methode Electronics will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, March 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Methode Electronics updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, December, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.25-3.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $3.36. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.10-1.13 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.13 billion.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Methode Electronics' shares. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $43.00. On average, they expect Methode Electronics' share price to reach $42.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 24.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Methode Electronics.

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

News coverage about MEI stock has trended very negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Methode Electronics earned a media sentiment score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the electronics maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Methode Electronics.

Methode Electronics saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 547,500 shares, a decrease of 12.2% from the January 15th total of 623,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 195,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Currently, 1.5% of the company's stock are sold short. View Methode Electronics' Current Options Chain.

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Methode Electronics' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (4.72%), State Street Corp (3.08%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (2.68%), Ariel Investments LLC (2.31%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.48%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.46%). 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 Royce & Associates LP, Renaissance Technologies LLC, NWQ Investment Management Company LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, Ariel Investments LLC, Bank of America Corp DE and Barclays PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Methode Electronics.

MEI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, 1492 Capital Management LLC, Resonant Capital Advisors LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc.. 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 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 $34.07.

Methode Electronics has a market capitalization of $1.26 billion and generates $1.00 billion in revenue each year. The electronics maker earns $91.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.96 on an earnings per share basis. Methode Electronics employs 6,187 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Methode Electronics.

The official website for Methode Electronics is http://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]