Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of Mitchells & Butlers plc (LON:MAB – Get Rating) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 195.40 ($2.38).

A number of analysts have commented on MAB shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of Mitchells & Butlers to a “hold” rating and set a GBX 170 ($2.07) price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, January 27th. Shore Capital restated a “hold” rating on shares of Mitchells & Butlers in a report on Wednesday, December 7th.

Mitchells & Butlers Stock Up 5.0 %

Shares of MAB opened at GBX 165.10 ($2.01) on Wednesday. Mitchells & Butlers has a one year low of GBX 99.70 ($1.22) and a one year high of GBX 248.60 ($3.03). The company has a market cap of £986.27 million, a P/E ratio of 8,255.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.76 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 92.07, a current ratio of 0.51 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of GBX 162.54 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of GBX 145.50.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Dave Coplin acquired 3,164 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 15th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 133 ($1.62) per share, with a total value of £4,208.12 ($5,128.73). Over the last ninety days, insiders bought 3,340 shares of company stock valued at $448,323. Insiders own 57.52% of the company’s stock.

Mitchells & Butlers Company Profile

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Mitchells & Butlers plc engages in management of pubs, bars, and restaurants in the United Kingdom and Germany. The company operates its pubs and restaurants under the Alex, All Bar One, Browns, Castle, Ember Inns, Harvester, Innkeeper's Lodge, Miller & Carter, Nicholson's, O'Neill's, Premium Country Pubs, Sizzling Pubs, Stonehouse, Toby Carvery, and Vintage Inns brands and formats; Innkeeper's Collection hotels in the UK; and restaurants and bars in Germany under the Alex brand.