Key Points
- Phil Urban sold a large stake in December (251,574 shares sold at ~GBX 256–260 for roughly £652k) but has since made several very small purchases, most recently acquiring 53 shares at GBX 261 on Jan 2.
- Mitchells & Butlers trades around GBX 267.50 with a 52‑week range of GBX 194.40–308, a P/E of 9.07 and a market cap of £1.59bn; analysts have a consensus "Moderate Buy" with a target of GBX 351.25, implying about a 31% upside.
Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB - Get Free Report) insider Phil Urban bought 53 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 2nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 261 per share, with a total value of £138.33.
Phil Urban also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, December 12th, Phil Urban sold 57,217 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 256, for a total value of £146,475.52.
- On Thursday, December 11th, Phil Urban sold 194,357 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 260, for a total value of £505,328.20.
- On Friday, December 5th, Phil Urban acquired 52 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 264 per share, with a total value of £137.28.
- On Friday, November 7th, Phil Urban acquired 57 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 243 per share, for a total transaction of £138.51.
- On Friday, October 10th, Phil Urban bought 55 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 253 per share, for a total transaction of £139.15.
Mitchells & Butlers Stock Performance
Mitchells & Butlers stock opened at GBX 267.50 on Tuesday. Mitchells & Butlers plc has a 52 week low of GBX 194.40 and a 52 week high of GBX 308. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 63.56. The stock has a market cap of £1.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.71. The stock has a 50 day moving average of GBX 255.06 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 262.49.
Mitchells & Butlers (LON:MAB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 28th. The company reported GBX 30.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Mitchells & Butlers had a net margin of 1.72% and a return on equity of 1.89%. On average, analysts expect that Mitchells & Butlers plc will post 26.6341463 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on MAB. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "neutral" rating and issued a GBX 340 target price on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Shore Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a report on Friday, November 28th. Finally, Panmure Gordon reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 390 target price on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 351.25.
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About Mitchells & Butlers
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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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