Makita (MKTAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Makita Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of professional power tools, outdoor power equipment and related accessories. Its product portfolio includes cordless and corded drills, impact drivers, saws, grinders, sanders, planers, routers, demolition tools and other equipment used in construction, woodworking, industrial maintenance and landscaping.

The company also offers battery systems, chargers, dust-extraction equipment, pneumatic tools and replacement accessories. Makita has expanded its cordless tool range across multiple voltage platforms, including equipment designed for both professional and consumer applications.

Founded in 1915 in Nagoya, Japan, Makita began as a motor sales and repair business before developing into a power-tool manufacturer. The company is headquartered in Anjo, Japan, and serves customers internationally through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and manufacturing facilities across regions including Asia, North America, Europe and Latin America.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.01 to $34.06
• 50-Day Range: $32.16 to $35.01
• 52-Week Range: $26.76 to $41.20
• Volume: 18,087 shs
• Average Volume: 18,112 shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.97 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.54
• Dividend Yield: 3.48%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Sell

Makita Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Makita scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Sell

Consensus Rating

Makita 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

Makita has received no research coverage 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 Makita is 16.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Makita is 16.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.23.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Makita has a P/B Ratio of 1.35. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Makita has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Makita has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.26, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Makita has recently increased by 43.35%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Makita pays a meaningful dividend of 3.49%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Makita does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Makita is 57.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Makita has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Makita 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, Makita insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Makita is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Makita has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/29/2026
• Today: 10/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MKTAY
• CIK: 202467
• Web: www.makita.co.jp
• Phone: (156) 698-1711
• Fax: 81 0 566-98-6021
• Employees: 17,672
• Year Founded: 1971

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.05
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $524.13 million
• Net Margins: 10.40%
• Pretax Margin: 13.89%
• Return on Equity: 8.23%
• Return on Assets: 6.98%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.00
• Quick Ratio: 3.14

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.74
• Cash Flow: $2.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.24
• Book Value: $25.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 264,510,000
• Free Float: 261,866,000
• Market Cap: $8.97 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.59