Key Points
- Insider buying: CEO Phil Urban purchased 52 shares on Dec 5 at GBX 264 (total £137.28) and has made several small purchases in Sep–Nov, signalling continued insider accumulation.
- The stock opened at GBX 259 (down ~1.9%), has a market cap of ~£1.54bn and a P/E of 8.78, with 50/200‑day moving averages at GBX 249.71/265.62.
- Analysts give a consensus Moderate Buy rating with a price target of GBX 351.25; the company reported quarterly EPS of GBX 30.90 and analysts expect ~26.63 EPS for the year.
Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB - Get Free Report) insider Phil Urban bought 52 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 264 per share, for a total transaction of £137.28.
Phil Urban also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, November 7th, Phil Urban purchased 57 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 243 per share, for a total transaction of £138.51.
- On Friday, October 10th, Phil Urban purchased 55 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 253 per share, with a total value of £139.15.
- On Friday, September 12th, Phil Urban acquired 52 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 262 per share, with a total value of £136.24.
Mitchells & Butlers Trading Down 1.9%
LON MAB opened at GBX 259 on Tuesday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is GBX 249.71 and its two-hundred day moving average price is GBX 265.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.56, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.46. Mitchells & Butlers plc has a twelve month low of GBX 194.40 and a twelve month high of GBX 308. The stock has a market cap of £1.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.78, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.71.
Mitchells & Butlers (LON:MAB - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, November 28th. The company reported GBX 30.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mitchells & Butlers had a return on equity of 1.89% and a net margin of 1.72%. Equities analysts anticipate that Mitchells & Butlers plc will post 26.6341463 EPS for the current year.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have commented on MAB. Shore Capital restated a "buy" rating on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a research report on Friday, November 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 340 price target on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Panmure Gordon restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 390 price target on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 351.25.
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Mitchells & Butlers Company Profile
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Mitchells & Butlers is a leading operator of managed restaurants and pubs in the UK. It listed on the London Stock Exchange in April 2003 and is a member of the FTSE 250. Its restaurants and pubs have some of the highest average sales and profits per site in the industry and it operates the best portfolio of brands in the UK.
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