Key Points
- Mitchells & Butlers insider buying: Insider Phil Urban purchased 60 shares on May 22 at GBX 230 each, totaling £138. He had also bought 53 shares on April 24 at GBX 258 each.
- Stock and financial snapshot: MAB shares were up 2.4% and opened at GBX 236.50, near the stock’s 52-week low of GBX 228. The company has a market cap of about £1.40 billion and recently reported quarterly EPS of GBX 17.40.
- Analyst sentiment remains positive: Five analysts rate the stock a Buy and two rate it Hold, giving Mitchells & Butlers a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The average price target is GBX 485, though some targets vary widely.
Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB - Get Free Report) insider Phil Urban acquired 60 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 22nd. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 230 per share, with a total value of £138.
Phil Urban also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Friday, April 24th, Phil Urban acquired 53 shares of Mitchells & Butlers stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 258 per share, with a total value of £136.74.
Mitchells & Butlers Trading Up 2.4%
Shares of MAB opened at GBX 236.50 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of £1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.02, a PEG ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 47.97, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 0.48. Mitchells & Butlers plc has a fifty-two week low of GBX 228 and a fifty-two week high of GBX 308. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 257.78 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 264.87.
Mitchells & Butlers (LON:MAB - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 21st. The company reported GBX 17.40 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of GBX 149 billion during the quarter. Mitchells & Butlers had a net margin of 6.70% and a return on equity of 6.41%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Mitchells & Butlers plc will post 26.6341463 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on MAB shares. Berenberg Bank restated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 1,150 price objective on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a report on Monday, March 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 355 target price on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 485.
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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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