Melrose Industries (MLSPF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Melrose Industries plc is a United Kingdom-based aerospace manufacturing group. Through its GKN Aerospace business, the company designs and produces components, systems and assemblies for commercial and military aircraft, space programs and other advanced aerospace applications.

Its activities span airframe structures, aero-engine components and systems, and electrical power technologies. Products include aircraft structures, engine components, wiring and electrical distribution systems, and other engineered products supplied to major aerospace manufacturers and engine producers.

Melrose serves customers internationally, with operations and manufacturing facilities across multiple countries in North America, Europe and other key aerospace markets. The company’s current chief executive is Peter Dilnot, and Justin Dowley serves as chairman.

Melrose was established in 2003 and historically pursued an acquisition strategy focused on improving industrial businesses before selling or separating them. It acquired GKN in 2018 and, in 2023, separated GKN’s automotive operations into Dowlais Group, leaving Melrose focused on aerospace.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.83 to $6.14
• 50-Day Range: $5.71 to $7.27
• 52-Week Range: $5.39 to $9.60
• Volume: 29,006 shs
• Average Volume: 30,372 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 11.21
• Dividend Yield: 1.39%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Melrose Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Melrose Industries 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: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Melrose Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Melrose Industries has only been the subject of 1 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 Melrose Industries is 11.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.09.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Melrose Industries is 11.21, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.77.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Melrose Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 41.91, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Melrose Industries has recently increased by 21.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Melrose Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 3.37%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Melrose Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Melrose Industries is 15.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Melrose Industries 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

47.03% of the stock of Melrose Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MLSPF
• CIK: 1516535
• Web: www.melroseplc.net
• Phone: 44-20-7647-4500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 13,844
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.21
• 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: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A