Mr Price Group (MRPLY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mr Price Group Limited (OTCMKTS: MRPLY) is a South African-based retailer known for its value-led fashion and homeware offerings. The Group operates through several divisions, including apparel, homeware and sportswear, designing and sourcing clothing, footwear, accessories and household products. It also offers financial services—such as credit and insurance—through its Mr Price Money and Mr Price Insurance arms, complementing its core retail operations.

Founded in 1985 with a single Mr Price store in Durban, the Group has since expanded into multiple brands, including Mr Price Home and Mr Price Sport. It listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1988 and today operates more than 2 400 stores across 16 countries in Africa. In addition to its brick-and-mortar network, Mr Price Group has developed an e-commerce platform to serve its South African customer base, reflecting its commitment to omni-channel retailing.

Headquartered in Durban, Mr Price Group focuses on efficient supply chains and trend-driven merchandising to deliver on its value proposition. Its mid-market positioning targets consumers seeking on-trend products at competitive price points, while ongoing investments in digital innovation and logistics infrastructure underpin the Group’s growth strategy across South Africa and neighbouring markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.68 to $10.68
• 50-Day Range: $8.94 to $11.28
• 52-Week Range: $8.72 to $13.29
• Volume: 330 shs
• Average Volume: 906 shs
• Market Capitalization: $281.50 million
• P/E Ratio: 1.12
• Dividend Yield: 5.06%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mr Price Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mr Price Group scored higher than 24% 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

Mr Price Group 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

Mr Price Group 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 Mr Price Group is 1.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 46.01.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mr Price Group is 1.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 77.28.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Mr Price Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mr Price Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.32, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mr Price Group has recently increased by 100.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Mr Price Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.97%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Mr Price Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Mr Price Group has a news sentiment score of -0.70. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Mr Price Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mr Price Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.31% of the stock of Mr Price Group is held by institutions.

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Apparel Retail
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:MRPLY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.mrpricegroup.com
• Phone: (731) 310-8000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 20,443
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 1.12
• 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: 26,358,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $281.50 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A