Ratings Mears Group plc

Equities

MER

GB0005630420

Market Closed - London S.E. Other stock markets 11:35:13 2024-04-26 am EDT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
355 ^GBX	+1.43%		-1.93%	+14.52%

Apr. 19	Mears Group completes GBP20 million share buyback	AN
Apr. 11	Mears Group ups dividend after cracking the GBP1 billion revenue mark	AN

Summary

The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
The company presents an interesting fundamental situation from a short-term investment perspective.

Strengths

The stock, which is currently worth 2023 to 0.21 times its sales, is clearly overvalued in comparison with peers.
Given the positive cash flows generated by its business, the company's valuation level is an asset.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Analysts have consistently raised their revenue expectations for the company, which provides good prospects for the current and next years in terms of revenue growth.
For the last twelve months, analysts have been gradually revising upwards their EPS forecast for the upcoming fiscal year.
For several months, analysts have been revising their EPS estimates roughly upwards.
Analysts covering this company mostly recommend stock overweighting or purchase.
The difference between current prices and the average target price is rather important and implies a significant appreciation potential for the stock.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
Predictions on business development from analysts polled by Standard & Poor's are tight. This results from either a good visibility into core activities or accurate earnings releases.
The group usually releases upbeat results with huge surprise rates.

Weaknesses

According to Standard & Poor's' forecast, revenue growth prospects are expected to be very low for the next fiscal years.
The company's currently anticipated earnings per share (EPS) growth for the next few years is a notable weakness.
The company does not generate enough profits, which is an alarming weak point.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' consensus has been significantly revised downwards.

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Sector: Business Support Services

	1st Jan change	Capi.	ESG Refinitiv
MEARS GROUP PLC	+14.52%	416M	B-
HEALTHCARE SERVICES GROUP, INC.	+4.63%	798M	C
GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.	+2.79%	645M	C-

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