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Mears Group plc (MER) is a leading specialty business services business based in the UK. Mears Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 7,500 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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Mears Group share price
Use our graph to track the performance of MER stocks over time.Mears Group shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-24.
| 52-week range | 101p - 313p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 154.0909p |
| 200-day moving average | 133.8546p |
| Wall St. target price | 418.4p |
| PE ratio | 138.1818 |
| Dividend yield | 0.07p (5.84%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 21.5p |
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Is it a good time to buy Mears Group stock?
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Is Mears Group under- or over-valued?
Valuing Mears Group stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Mears Group's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Mears Group's P/E ratio
Mears Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 138x. In other words, Mears Group shares trade at around 138x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
Mears Group's EBITDA
Mears Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £35.7 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Mears Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Mears Group financials
| Revenue TTM | £872.8 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 1.21% |
| Gross profit TTM | £218.2 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.92% |
| Return on equity TTM | 0.78% |
| Profit margin | -9.87% |
| Book value | 0.892p |
| Market capitalisation | £175.1 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Mears Group share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 331.82% of net profits
Recently Mears Group has paid out, on average, around 331.82% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 5.84% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Mears Group shareholders could enjoy a 5.84% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Mears Group's case, that would currently equate to about 0.07p per share.
Mears Group's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 3 October 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").
Mears Group share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Mears Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 101p up to 313p. 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 (LSE average) beta is 1, while Mears Group's is 1.4724. This would suggest that Mears Group's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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Mears Group overview
Mears Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, provides a range of outsourced services to the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom. The company offers rapid response and planned maintenance services to local authorities and registered social landlords, including responsive repairs; gas services and repair solutions; maintenance and repairs, capital works, energy investment, and regeneration solutions for public buildings; grounds maintenance services; and asset management services. It also provides housing management services, which include supply of affordable homes to public and private sectors, emergency and temporary accommodation services, affordable housing services, affordable accommodation to private renters, housing with care services, and housing services to government departments. In addition, the company offers house building services; and planning application and enforcement services to local authorities. Further, it provides facilities management service to the public and private sectors, including defense estates, education, healthcare, public buildings, and commercial office accommodation. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Gloucester, the United Kingdom.
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