Mesabi Trust (MSB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mesabi Trust is a New York-based grantor trust that holds royalty interests in certain iron ore properties on Minnesota’s Mesabi Iron Range. Rather than operating mines or manufacturing products, the trust receives royalty payments tied to the production and sale of iron ore from properties in which it has an interest.

The trust’s principal interests are associated with the Peter Mitchell Mine and related iron ore assets near Babbitt, Minnesota. Mining and processing activities connected with these properties have historically been conducted by Northshore Mining Company, a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs, under lease and royalty arrangements. The ore is used in the production of iron ore pellets, a key raw material for the North American steel industry.

Mesabi Trust was established in 1961 and is administered by trustees for the benefit of its certificate holders. Its operations are concentrated in Minnesota, and its business activity is primarily limited to managing its mineral and royalty interests rather than directing mining operations. The trust’s filings provide information about its trustees and the agreements governing its royalty interests.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.34 to $18.63
• 50-Day Range: $18.43 to $24.81
• 52-Week Range: $17.25 to $42.38
• Volume: 13,521 shs
• Average Volume: 54,109 shs
• Market Capitalization: $241.85 million
• P/E Ratio: 37.62
• Dividend Yield: 1.08%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mesabi Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mesabi Trust scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 190th out of 230 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: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mesabi Trust has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mesabi Trust is 37.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mesabi Trust is 37.62, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 24.42.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mesabi Trust has a P/B Ratio of 11.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.77% 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 1.53, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mesabi Trust has recently decreased by 9.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Mesabi Trust pays a meaningful dividend of 1.09%, 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: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Mesabi Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Mesabi Trust this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Mesabi Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

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: 10/10/2026
• 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: 37.62
• 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: $17.52 million
• Price / Sales: 13.80
• Cash Flow: $1.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.37
• Book Value: $1.56 per share
• Price / Book: 11.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,120,000
• Free Float: 13,086,000
• Market Cap: $241.85 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32