Mears Group (MER)

Sector:

Support

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

367.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -2.00p
  • 52 Week High: 417.50
  • 52 Week Low: 311.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 86.47m
  • Volume: 415,877
  • Market Cap: £317.79m
  • RiskGrade: 144
  • Beta: 0.40

Mears Group Overview

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.

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Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 4.4% 0.0%
Div Cover 3.1 3.2
Op Mrgn 6.3% 6.2%
ROCE 19.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 7.3 6.8
PEG 0.1 1.0
Pr/Revenue 0.3 0.3
Pr/Book 1.7  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 4.0% -1.4%
PBT 36.7% 7.3%
EPS 52.8% 6.9%
DPS 23.1% 5.8%

Mears Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-20 805.82 (15.22) (2.29)p n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-21 878.42 16.33 18.23p 10.3 n/a n/a 8.00p 4.2%
31-Dec-22 959.61 34.94 25.07p 8.3 0.2 +38% 10.50p 5.0%
31-Dec-23 1,089.33 46.92 32.90p 9.4 0.3 +31% 13.00p 4.2%
31-Dec-24 1,132.51 64.14 50.27p 7.2 0.1 +53% 16.00p 4.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Mears Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-25 1,116.51 68.84 53.74p 6.8 1.0 +7% 16.93p 0.0%
31-Dec-26 1,035.13 58.17 43.42p 8.5 n/a -19% 17.79p 0.0%
31-Dec-27 993.75 54.81 40.39p 9.1 n/a -7% 18.70p 0.0%

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Mears Group Company Announcements

Contract Award 28-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS
Pre-Close Trading Update 22-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS
Board change – Employee Director 05-Jan-2026 07:00 RNS

Mears Group ShareCast News

Mears secures £450m contract for Birmingham City... 28-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Mears Group flags solid strategic progress 22-Jan-2026 ShareCast
Mears lifts FY profit oulook, shares jump 08-Dec-2025 ShareCast

Mears Group Top Newspaper Links

Mears picks up Connaught deals 14-Sep-2010 The Independent
Mears revels in Connaught's woes as cuts fuel de... 18-Aug-2010 The Independent
Mears bullish over trading 04-Jun-2009 The Scotsman

Latest Mears Group Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Mears Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 367.50p
Change Today -2.00p
% Change -0.54 %
52 Week High 417.50
52 Week Low 311.50
Volume 415,877
Shares Issued 86.47m
Market Cap £317.79m
Beta 0.40
RiskGrade 144

Mears Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
62.31% above the market average62.31% above the market average62.31% above the market average62.31% above the market average62.31% above the market average
85.88% above the sector average85.88% above the sector average85.88% above the sector average85.88% above the sector average85.88% above the sector average
Price Trend
4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average4.93% above the market average
35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average35.48% above the sector average
Income
80.17% above the market average80.17% above the market average80.17% above the market average80.17% above the market average80.17% above the market average
96.30% above the sector average96.30% above the sector average96.30% above the sector average96.30% above the sector average96.30% above the sector average
Growth
81.46% above the market average81.46% above the market average81.46% above the market average81.46% above the market average81.46% above the market average
86.36% above the sector average86.36% above the sector average86.36% above the sector average86.36% above the sector average86.36% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 2
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 7
strong_buy
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Mears Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 11-Sep-25 19-Jun-25
Paid 02-Oct-25 10-Jul-25
Amount 5.60p 11.25p

Trades for 30-Jan-2026

Time Volume / Share Price
15:39 250 @ 365.00p
15:49 133,140 @ 363.25p
16:38 25,000 @ 364.94p
16:35 17,396 @ 367.50p
16:35 62 @ 367.50p

Mears Group Key Personnel

Finance Director Andrew C M Smith
Chair Jim Clarke
CEO Lucas Critchley

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