Murata Manufacturing (MRAAY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based maker of electronic components and modules used in a wide range of devices and systems. Its products include ceramic capacitors, inductors, filters, sensors, communication modules and batteries.

The company’s components support applications in smartphones and other communications equipment, computers, consumer electronics, vehicles, industrial systems and healthcare devices. Murata serves customers around the world through its international manufacturing and sales operations.

Founded by Akira Murata in Kyoto in 1944, the company has grown from a maker of ceramic components into a global electronics supplier. Its headquarters are in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, Japan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.00 to $17.45
• 50-Day Range: $14.12 to $27.92
• 52-Week Range: $9.33 to $38.72
• Volume: 9.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.77 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $63.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 32.78
• Dividend Yield: 0.75%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Murata Manufacturing Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Murata Manufacturing scored higher than 56% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Murata Manufacturing has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Murata Manufacturing has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 55.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Murata Manufacturing are expected to grow by 55.07% in the coming year, from $0.69 to $1.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 32.78, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 32.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 44.58.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Murata Manufacturing has a P/B Ratio of 3.52. 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

0.01% of the float of Murata Manufacturing has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Murata Manufacturing has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Murata Manufacturing has recently decreased by 10.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Murata Manufacturing has a dividend yield of 0.78%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Murata Manufacturing does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Murata Manufacturing is 26.00%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Murata Manufacturing will have a dividend payout ratio of 12.15% next year. This indicates that Murata Manufacturing will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: N/A
• News Sentiment: N/A

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.80% of the stock of Murata Manufacturing is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/30/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MRAAY
• CIK: 1450468
• Web: www.murata.com
• Phone: (175) 951-9111
• Fax: 817-5955-6526
• Employees: 74,302
• Year Founded: 1944

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.50
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.17
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $1.54 billion
• Net Margins: 14.19%
• Pretax Margin: 16.86%
• Return on Equity: 10.44%
• Return on Assets: 8.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.47
• Quick Ratio: 3.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.16 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.20
• Cash Flow: $0.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 21.95
• Book Value: $4.91 per share
• Price / Book: 3.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,656,580,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $63.26 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.83