Mears Group

(MER)
Sector: Industrial Support Services
374.00p
1.00p 0.27
Last updated: 16:57:19

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Today's buy and sell prices

The price at which you can buy a share or investment. It is usually higher than the bid (sell) price. It’s the price you are being offered. Offer 395.00p
The price at which you can sell a share or investment. It is lower than the offer (buy) price. Bid 370.00p
The difference between the bid and offer prices expressed as a percentage. When you buy shares you pay a higher price than you get when you sell them. The difference between these prices is the profit made by the market maker who puts the deals together. Spread 6.33

Today's trading

Range The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. 370.50p-379.00p
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Volume 171,726.00
The lowest and the highest price a share has reached in the trading day. Today's open 378.00p
At the end of the trading day there is an official closing price for every share. The previous session’s close is used as the base to calculate the following day’s price changes. Previous close 374.00p

Yearly summary

The highest and lowest prices the shares have traded at over a rolling 52-week period. It gives you a good indication of how the share price is performing now relative to its recent past performance. 52wk range 256.50p-394.00p

Fundamentals and health

A measure of the company's worth on the stock market. We display the previous closing share price multiplied by the number of shares in issue. Market capitalisation £341.09
The number of shares a company has in circulation, in millions. Shares in issue 98.11
The main valuation used by investors and a way of gauging whether a company's share price is cheap or expensive compared to competitors. You get PE by dividing the share price by the earnings per share (EPS). Our figure is last basic unadjusted - reported - annual EPS / current share price x 100. Companies also quote adjusted EPS figures to remove the effect of one-off exceptional figures from the profit figures. There is debate among investors as to whether this should be used. We use basic EPS – the purest figure. PE ratio 9.4
PEG ratio 0.3
An important ratio for showing how much profit after tax and other deductions (net profit) is actually being earned per share. You divide the net profit by the number of shares in issue. Expressed in pence per share. Looking at whether the EPS is rising or falling over time is one of the most important indicators of whether a company is really making money for its shareholders. Our figure is undiluted, meaning it is not adjusted for exceptional costs. EPS 32.90p
Earnings per share growth illustrates the growth of earning per share over the last two reporting periods. It helps investors identify stocks that are increasing or decreasing in profitability. A minus sign indicates negative growth. EPS growth 31
Return on capital employed measures a company's profitability in relation to how much capital is invested in the business. Generally, the higher the figure the better but with all these ratios it is best to compare companies from the same sector. A high double digit figure may mean a company has an advantage over its competitors because of a unique product but an oil company, for example, will have higher capital outlay than an online retailer. Our formula: [Pre-tax profit / (total assets – short-term liabilities)] * 100 ROCE 13.9
Also known as the acid test ratio, it's a quick guide to how well a company can pay its short-term debts. Above 1 is considered healthy. A ratio of 1.5 would mean the company has £1.50 of liquid (accessible) assets to cover each £1 of debt (current liabilities). Formula: Current assets minus inventory / current liabilities. Quick ratio 0.95
Indicates whether a company can convert assets into cash to pay its debts within the next 12 months. It is calculated as current assets / current liabilities for the same period but will display as '0' for companies such as banks that don't distinguish between short and long-term liabilities. Current ratio 0.96
The amount of money a company paid to a shareholder for each share they own over the past 12 months, expressed in pence. Total dividends per share 3.70p
The dividends paid per share over the past 12 months (interim plus final) as a percentage of the share price. Our figure includes recurring special dividends. Dividend yield 4.2
The number of times the dividend could have been paid out from net profits. It is a good indicator of the company's ability to pay the dividend and its level of generosity. Formula: earnings per share / dividends per share. More than 2 is considered healthy, less than 1.5 may hint that a dividend is at risk of being cut. Dividend cover 2.53
Dividend per share growth 23.81

Mears Group Fundamentals

At Mears, we have built our services to integrate housing and care contracts to create new specialist accommodation, such as Supported Living housing and Extra Care property. Opened in 2018, Balmoral Place is an extra care Housing scheme offering an affordable, positive lifestyle choice for older people in Northampton. The scheme provides a safe, secure and vibrant community for those over 55.

Mears Group Regulatory news

Date Time Headline Source
07/11/2024 08:52 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
07/11/2024 07:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
06/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
06/11/2024 07:00 Director/PDMR Shareholding RNS
05/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
01/11/2024 11:02 Trading Update RNS
01/11/2024 07:00 Total Voting Rights RNS
01/11/2024 07:00 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
30/10/2024 17:37 Transaction in Own Shares RNS
29/10/2024 18:14 Transaction in Own Shares RNS

Mears Group Latest trades

Latest trades

Date Time Price Amount Value Type Buy / sell
08/11/2024 16:35:01 374p 20,400 £76,296.00 PC Buy
08/11/2024 16:35:01 374p 57 £213.18 Unknown
08/11/2024 16:35:01 374p 57 £213.18 Unknown
08/11/2024 16:35:01 374p 476 £1,780.24 Unknown
08/11/2024 16:35:01 374p 1 £3.74 Unknown

Analysis

Buy Sell Unknown
Quantity 170 239 94
Volume 64,524 106,499 21,135
Value £241,892 £399,265 £79,053

Mears Group Director dealings

Trade date Director Volume / Price Trade value Trade type
06/11/2024 Andrew C M Smith 12,018 @ 364.40p £43,793.59 Buy
06/11/2024 Andrew C M Smith 12,982 @ 363.00p £47,124.66 Buy
04/11/2024 Lucas Critchley 4,518 @ 362.25p £16,366.46 Buy
04/11/2024 Lucas Critchley 5,468 @ 363.00p £19,848.84 Buy
09/08/2024 Andrew C M Smith 12,010 @ 356.51p £42,816.85 Buy
20/06/2024 Andrew C M Smith 99,697 @ 361.00p £359,906.17 Buy
18/06/2024 Andrew C M Smith 180,577 @ 1.00p £1,805.77 Exercise of Option
20/05/2024 Angela Lockwood 6,480 @ 383.70p £24,863.76 Buy
17/05/2024 Lucas Critchley 6,851 @ 93.00p £6,371.43 Buy
26/04/2024 Andrew C M Smith 20,000 @ 350.50p £70,100.00 Buy

Mears Group Broker views

Date Broker Recomm. Old target price New target price Notes
11/04/2024 Numis add 375.00p 420.00p reiteration
11/09/2023 Numis add - 300.00p reiteration
16/06/2023 Numis buy 275.00p 280.00p reiteration
20/03/2023 Peel Hunt Limited buy - 275.00p reiteration
28/02/2022 Liberum Capital buy 230.00p 230.00p reiteration
07/12/2021 Liberum Capital buy 205.00p 220.00p upgrade
25/11/2021 Liberum Capital buy 205.00p 220.00p reiteration
24/11/2021 Liberum Capital buy 205.00p 205.00p upgrade
12/08/2021 Liberum Capital hold 190.00p 205.00p reiteration
29/06/2021 Liberum Capital hold - 190.00p reiteration
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