How to buy Manning-and-Napier stock | $5.9

Manning & Napier, Inc is an asset management business based in the US. Manning-and-Napier shares (MN) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Manning-and-Napier employs 281 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$126.3 million.

How to buy shares in Manning-and-Napier

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3. Search for Manning-and-Napier. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: MN. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
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6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Manning-and-Napier. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Manning-and-Napier share price

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Manning-and-Napier shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-04.

Latest market close	USD$5.9
52-week range	USD$0.9738 - USD$4.82
50-day moving average	USD$4.2583
200-day moving average	USD$3.6811
Wall St. target price	USD$3.5
PE ratio	45
Dividend yield	USD$0.08 (2.66%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.12

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Manning-and-Napier price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $5.9 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-08)	-5.30%
1 month (2020-12-16)	-0.67%
3 months (2020-10-15)	39.81%
6 months (2020-07-15)	109.96%

1 year (2020-01-15)	195.00%
2 years (2019-01-15)	189.22%
3 years (2018-01-12)	55.26%
5 years (2016-01-15)	7.1

Is Manning-and-Napier under- or over-valued?

Valuing Manning-and-Napier stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Manning-and-Napier's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Manning-and-Napier's P/E ratio

Manning-and-Napier's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 45x. In other words, Manning-and-Napier shares trade at around 45x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Manning-and-Napier's EBITDA

Manning-and-Napier's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$19 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Manning-and-Napier's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Manning-and-Napier financials

Revenue TTM	USD$126.3 million
Operating margin TTM	12.11%
Gross profit TTM	USD$45.9 million
Return on assets TTM	5.13%
Return on equity TTM	4.74%
Profit margin	3.6%
Book value	$4.786
Market capitalisation	USD$89.1 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Manning-and-Napier shares

There are currently 17,609 Manning-and-Napier shares held short by investors – that's known as Manning-and-Napier's "short interest". This figure is 34.7% up from 13,075 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Manning-and-Napier shares can be evaluated.

Manning-and-Napier's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Manning-and-Napier's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Manning-and-Napier shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Manning-and-Napier shares traded daily (recently around 35218). Manning-and-Napier's SIR currently stands at 0.5. In other words for every 100,000 Manning-and-Napier shares traded daily on the market, roughly 500 shares are currently held short.

However Manning-and-Napier's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Manning-and-Napier shares, or, against the total number of tradable Manning-and-Napier shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Manning-and-Napier's short interest could be expressed as 0% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Manning-and-Napier shares in existence, roughly 0 shares are currently held short) or 0.0012% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Manning-and-Napier shares, roughly 1 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Manning-and-Napier.

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Manning-and-Napier share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 14.21% of net profits

Recently Manning-and-Napier has paid out, on average, around 14.21% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.66% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Manning-and-Napier shareholders could enjoy a 2.66% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Manning-and-Napier's case, that would currently equate to about $0.08 per share.

While Manning-and-Napier's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Manning-and-Napier is investing more in its future growth.

Manning-and-Napier's most recent dividend payout was on 1 May 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 31 March 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Manning-and-Napier share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Manning-and-Napier's shares have ranged in value from as little as $0.9738 up to $4.82. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Manning-and-Napier's is 3.0394. This would suggest that Manning-and-Napier's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Manning-and-Napier overview

Manning & Napier, Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to net worth individuals and institutions, including 401(k) plans, pension plans, taft-hartley plans, endowments and foundations. The firm manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets of the United States. The firm employs fundamental analysis along with a combination of bottom-up and top-down stock picking approach to create its portfolios. Manning & Napier, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is based in Fairport, New York with additional offices in Dublin, Ohio; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Chicago, Illinois.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Manning-and-Napier is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 15.796% of Manning-and-Napier shares are held by insiders and 39.975% by institutions.

• How many people work for Manning-and-Napier?

  Latest data suggests 281 work at Manning-and-Napier.

• When does the fiscal year end for Manning-and-Napier?

  Manning-and-Napier's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Manning-and-Napier based?

  Manning-and-Napier's address is: 290 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, NY, United States, 14450

• What is Manning-and-Napier's ISIN number?

  Manning-and-Napier's international securities identification number is: US56382Q1022

• What is Manning-and-Napier's CUSIP number?

  Manning-and-Napier's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 56382Q102