Mesabi Trust (MSB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mesabi Trust is a royalty trust focused on iron ore properties in Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range. Established in 1961, the trust is not a mining operator; it earns income from royalty interests associated with iron ore mined and processed on its properties.

Its principal interests are leased to Northshore Mining Company, which operates the Peter Mitchell Mine near Babbitt and a processing facility in Silver Bay. The operation produces iron ore pellets used in steelmaking, and Mesabi Trust receives royalties tied to mining and shipments from the properties.

The trust’s activities are concentrated in northeastern Minnesota, and its results depend in part on production and shipments from the leased properties. As a trust, it is administered by trustees rather than operating as a conventional mining company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.07 to $17.43
• 50-Day Range: $16.48 to $24.59
• 52-Week Range: $16.26 to $42.38
• Volume: 22,376 shs
• Average Volume: 54,221 shs
• Market Capitalization: $225.53 million
• P/E Ratio: 35.75
• Dividend Yield: 1.16%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Mesabi Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mesabi Trust scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 218th out of 227 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Mesabi Trust has received a consensus rating of Sell. The company's average rating score is 1.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mesabi Trust has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mesabi Trust is 35.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mesabi Trust is 35.75, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 28.49.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mesabi Trust has a P/B Ratio of 11.02. 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

0.92% of the float of Mesabi Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mesabi Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mesabi Trust has recently increased by 35.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Mesabi Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 1.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mesabi Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mesabi Trust is 40.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Mesabi Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.66. 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 0.39 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Mesabi Trust this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mesabi Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.26% of the stock of Mesabi Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Mesabi Trust has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/20 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/20 Dividend: 7/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/20/2026
• Last Earnings: 9/11/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MSB
• CIK: 65172
• Web: www.mesabi-trust.com
• Phone: (904) 271-2520
• Fax: 615-835-2700
• Employees: 104
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.49
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $13.87 million
• Net Margins: 54.46%
• Pretax Margin: 54.46%
• Return on Equity: 33.50%
• Return on Assets: 28.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.81
• Quick Ratio: 8.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.21 million
• Price / Sales: 20.12
• Cash Flow: $1.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.26
• Book Value: $1.56 per share
• Price / Book: 11.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,120,000
• Free Float: 13,086,000
• Market Cap: $225.53 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46