Mueller Industries (MLI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mueller Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of copper, brass, aluminum, steel and plastic products used in plumbing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, construction and industrial applications. The company serves wholesale distributors, original equipment manufacturers and other industrial customers.

Its product portfolio includes copper tube and fittings, brass rod and forgings, valves, plumbing components, plastic pipe and fittings, aluminum extrusions, refrigeration components and other engineered metal products. Mueller Industries also produces products for fire protection, water distribution, gas systems and various industrial markets.

Founded in 1917, Mueller Industries has grown from a copper and brass manufacturer into a diversified industrial products company. It operates manufacturing and distribution facilities primarily in North America, with additional operations and customers in international markets. The company is headquartered in Collierville, Tennessee.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $60.22 to $61.15
• 50-Day Range: $55.63 to $69.56
• 52-Week Range: $48.26 to $71.12
• Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.15 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Dividend Yield: 1.16%
• Price Target: $75.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Mueller Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mueller Industries scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 174th out of 667 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Mueller Industries has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mueller Industries has a consensus price target of $75.00, representing about 23.9% upside from its current price of $60.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mueller Industries 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 Mueller Industries is 15.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mueller Industries is 15.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.77.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mueller Industries has a P/B Ratio of 4.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.23% of the float of Mueller Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mueller Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mueller Industries has recently increased by 6.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Mueller Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.16%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mueller Industries has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mueller Industries is 18.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.71

News Sentiment

Mueller Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.71. 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 0.76 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Mueller Industries this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for MLI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Mueller Industries to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mueller Industries insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $18,885,398.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of Mueller Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

94.50% of the stock of Mueller Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/19 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/19 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/19/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Record date for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/18 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MLI
• CIK: 89439
• Web: www.muellerindustries.com
• Phone: (901) 753-3200
• Fax: 901-753-3251
• Employees: 4,832
• Year Founded: 1917

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mueller Industries: $75.00
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $75.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $765.19 million
• Net Margins: 18.25%
• Pretax Margin: 24.11%
• Return on Equity: 25.68%
• Return on Assets: 21.80%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.78
• Quick Ratio: 3.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.66 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.87
• Cash Flow: $3.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.70
• Book Value: $14.57 per share
• Price / Book: 4.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 221,181,000
• Free Float: 216,094,000
• Market Cap: $13.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.10