Major Drilling Group International (MDI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Major Drilling Group International Inc is engaged in the business of contract drilling, and it provides services to companies that are involved in mining and mineral exploration. It offers surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental, water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas, and underground percussive/long-hole drilling services, as well as various drilling-related mine services. Its geographical segments are Canada - the United States; South and Central America; and Asia and Africa, of which most of its revenue comes from Canada - the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$15.40 to C$15.68
• 50-Day Range: C$14.70 to C$18.40
• 52-Week Range: C$7.83 to C$18.65
• Volume: 127,355 shs
• Average Volume: 249,450 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 85.67
• Dividend Yield: 0.63%
• Price Target: C$20.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Major Drilling Group International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Major Drilling Group International scored higher than 49% 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Major Drilling Group International has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Major Drilling Group International has a consensus price target of C$20.50, representing about 32.9% upside from its current price of C$15.42.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Major Drilling Group International has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Major Drilling Group International is 85.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.56.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Major Drilling Group International is 85.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.97.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Major Drilling Group International has a PEG Ratio of 3.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Major Drilling Group International has a P/B Ratio of 2.32. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for MDI.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Major Drilling Group International has a dividend yield of 0.63%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Major Drilling Group International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Major Drilling Group International has a news sentiment score of 1.05. 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 0.58 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Major Drilling Group International this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Major Drilling Group International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Major Drilling Group International insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.32% of the stock of Major Drilling Group International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.03% of the stock of Major Drilling Group International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MDI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MDI shares performed this year?

Major Drilling Group International's stock was trading at C$12.90 at the start of the year. Since then, MDI shares have increased by 19.5% and is now trading at C$15.42.

How were Major Drilling Group International's earnings last quarter?

Major Drilling Group International Inc. (TSE:MDI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, June, 8th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.12) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $81.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $94.30 million. Major Drilling Group International had a net margin of 1.68% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.63%.

How do I buy shares of Major Drilling Group International?

Shares of MDI stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Major Drilling Group International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Major Drilling Group International investors own include Cardinal Energy (CJ), Invesco (IVZ), BCE (BCE), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Dundee Energy (DEN), Enbridge (ENB).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/08/2017
• Today: 5/05/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Other Industrial Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:MDI
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.majordrilling.com
• Phone: +1-506-8578636
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,500
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Major Drilling Group International: C$20.50
• High Price Target: C$21.00
• Low Price Target: C$20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.18
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 85.67
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.78
• P/E Growth: 3.45
• Net Income: C$41.61 million
• Net Margins: 1.68%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 2.63%
• Return on Assets: 6.57%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 7.68
• Current Ratio: 2.71
• Quick Ratio: 1.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$842.94 million
• Price / Sales: 1.50
• Cash Flow: C$1.85 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.33
• Book Value: C$6.64 per share
• Price / Book: 2.32

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 82,134,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.27 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.62