NYSE:MFGP

Micro Focus International - MFGP Stock Forecast, Price & News

$5.72

+0.05 (+0.88%)

(As of 09/29/2022 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range: $5.63
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$5.75
50-Day Range: $3.10
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$6.03
52-Week Range: $3.03
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$6.58

Volume: 272,026 shs
Average Volume: 555,812 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.92 billion

P/E Ratio: N/A
Dividend Yield: 2.12%
Price Target: N/A

Micro Focus International MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: N/A
Upside/Downside: N/A
Short Interest: Healthy
0.23% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -15.89%
From $1.07 to $0.90 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

1.88 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

519th out of 650 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

185th out of 227 stocks

N/A

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
There is not enough analysis data for Micro Focus International.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.23% of the outstanding shares of Micro Focus International have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Micro Focus International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Micro Focus International has recently decreased by 21.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

1.7

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Micro Focus International pays a meaningful dividend of 2.12%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.
Dividend Growth
Micro Focus International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Micro Focus International will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.33% next year. This indicates that Micro Focus International will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for MFGP.

3.3

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Micro Focus International has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Micro Focus International this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
6 people have searched for MFGP on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Micro Focus International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Micro Focus International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.27% of the stock of Micro Focus International is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 13.42% of the stock of Micro Focus International is held by institutions.

0.6

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Micro Focus International are expected to decrease by -15.89% in the coming year, from $1.07 to $0.90 per share.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Micro Focus International has a P/B Ratio of 0.68. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Micro Focus International (NYSE:MFGP) Stock

Micro Focus International plc operates in the enterprise software business in the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Canada, France, Japan, and internationally. It offers infrastructure software products that are managed on a portfolio. The company's product portfolio includes sector-agnostic products, such as application modernization and connectivity solutions that help customers to unlock the value from core business applications for modernization, which enable a transformational journey to deliver ongoing value and flexibility from IT investments, on or off the mainframe; application delivery management solutions that helps customers to increase velocity, remove bottlenecks, and deliver high-performing applications to support their digital business; and IT operations management solutions for service assurance, automate the service fulfilment life cycle, and strengthen IT service governance. It also offers CyberRes, a security solution that helps enterprises to create cyber resilience through detecting threats, securing data and applications, and protecting identities, which enables customers to adapt and evolve for the future; and information management and governance solutions that helps customers to analyze, understand, and control data to derive value and manage enterprise risk. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.

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MFGP Stock News Headlines

September 20, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Micro Focus International PLC Announces Publication of Scheme Document

September 15, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

MFGP Micro Focus International plc

September 15, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Form 8.3 - MCRO LN

August 28, 2022 | markets.businessinsider.com

Why Micro Focus Shares Are Higher By 95% Friday

August 25, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Micro Focus Recognized as a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers' Choice in Data Masking for CyberRes Voltage

July 13, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Micro Focus Accelerates Cloud and Modernization Strategies with Visual COBOL 8.0 and Enterprise Suite 8.0

July 10, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

One Micro Focus International plc (LON:MCRO) insider upped their stake by 124% in the previous year

July 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

6 Oversold Tech Stocks That Are Terrific Bargains Right Now

June 22, 2022 | marketwatch.com

Micro Focus 1H Pretax Loss Narrowed on Lower One-Off Costs, Gain on Digital Safe Disposal -- Update

June 22, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Micro Focus H1 Adj. Profit Declines; Revenue Down 6.8% On CCY Basis Excl. Digital Safe

June 18, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

MFGP, SRNE and OPEN among pre market losers

June 10, 2022 | morningstar.com

Micro Focus International PLC ADR - Stock News

June 7, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

CyberRes Reveals Digital Value Chain Attacks on a Rapid Rise with Ransomware Victims Nearly Doubled Year over Year

May 24, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Micro Focus International: Dividend Trap To Avoid

April 1, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Investors in Micro Focus International (LON:MCRO) have unfortunately lost 79% over the last five years

March 29, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Micro Focus International (MFGP) Shares Cross Above 200 DMA

March 9, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Micro Focus International goes ex-dividend tomorrow

March 8, 2022 | finance.yahoo.com

Micro Focus Introduces AI-Powered Value Stream Management End-to-End Platform

March 1, 2022 | nasdaq.com

RSI Alert: Micro Focus International (MFGP) Now Oversold

February 10, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Micro Focus jumps amid takeover speculation

February 8, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Micro Focus International slides after year-end earnings report

February 8, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Micro Focus International Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for MFGP

February 8, 2022 | fool.com

Micro Focus International plc (MFGP) Q4 2021 Earnings Call Transcript

February 8, 2022 | nasdaq.com

Micro Focus FY21 Loss Narrows, Revenues Down; Lifts Dividend; Backs FY23 View

February 7, 2022 | seekingalpha.com

Micro Focus International FY 2021 Earnings Preview

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MFGP Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 8/5 Dividend: 7/21/2022
Dividend Payable: 8/05/2022
Today: 9/29/2022
Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2022

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Industry: Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry: N/A
Sector: Computer and Technology
Current Symbol: NYSE:MFGP
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1359711
Web: www.microfocus.com
Phone: 441635565200
Fax: N/A
Employees: 11,782
Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: N/A
Net Margins: N/A
Pretax Margin: N/A
Return on Equity: N/A
Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.57
Current Ratio: 0.85
Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $2.90 billion
Price / Sales: 0.66
Cash Flow: $4.81 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 1.19
Book Value: $8.40 per share
Price / Book: 0.68

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 336,076,000
Free Float: 335,169,000
Market Cap: $1.92 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.84

Key Executives

Mr. Stephen Murdoch (Age 55)
CEO & Director
Comp: $2.01M

Mr. Matthew Ashley (Age 48)
CFO & Director
Comp: $927.77k

Mr. Paul Rodgers (Age 58)
Chief Operating Officer

Dr. Lars Rossen
CTO & Fellow Micro Focus

Ben Donnelly
Head of Investor Relations

Ms. Janet McCarthy
Chief Legal Officer & Chief Compliance Officer

Mr. Tim Brill
Head of Corp. Communication & Investor Relations

Mr. Nick Wilson
Worldwide Pres of Sales

Mr. Eric Varness
Chief Marketing Officer

Ms. Susan Ferguson
Chief HR Officer

Key Competitors

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Insiders & Institutions

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MFGP Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Micro Focus International stock right now?: 3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Micro Focus International in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" MFGP shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MFGP, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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How have MFGP shares performed in 2022?: Micro Focus International's stock was trading at $5.57 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, MFGP shares have increased by 1.6% and is now trading at $5.66.
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Are investors shorting Micro Focus International?: Micro Focus International saw a decrease in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 781,600 shares, a decrease of 21.6% from the August 31st total of 997,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 521,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.
View Micro Focus International's Short Interest.
How often does Micro Focus International pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Micro Focus International?: Micro Focus International announced a semi-annual dividend on Tuesday, June 28th. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Friday, August 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 6.8%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 21st.
Read our dividend analysis for MFGP.
Is Micro Focus International a good dividend stock?: Micro Focus International (NYSE:MFGP) pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.19%.
Read our dividend analysis for MFGP.

What other stocks do shareholders of Micro Focus International own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Micro Focus International investors own include Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), AT&T (T), HP (HPQ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), CVS Health (CVS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), DXC Technology (DXC), Pfizer (PFE), Ford Motor (F) and
What is Micro Focus International's stock symbol?: Micro Focus International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MFGP."
How do I buy shares of Micro Focus International?: Shares of MFGP stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Micro Focus International's stock price today?: One share of MFGP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $5.66.
How much money does Micro Focus International make?: Micro Focus International (NYSE:MFGP) has a market capitalization of $1.90 billion and generates $2.90 billion in revenue each year.
How many employees does Micro Focus International have?: The company employs 11,782 workers across the globe.
How can I contact Micro Focus International?: Micro Focus International's mailing address is 22-30 OLD BATH ROAD, NEWBURY BERKSHIRE X0, RG14 1QN. The official website for the company is www.microfocus.com. The company can be reached via phone at 441635565200 or via email at investors@microfocus.com.

This page (NYSE:MFGP) was last updated on 9/29/2022 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Micro Focus International - MFGP Stock Forecast, Price & News

Micro Focus International MarketRank™ Forecast

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows