Mears Group (MER)

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354.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -10.50p
  • 52 Week High: 417.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 332.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 86.47m
  • Volume: 224,063
  • Market Cap: £306.55m
  • RiskGrade: 144

Director dealings: Mears CFO raises stake

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Monday 12 Aug 2024

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Mears Group revealed on Monday that chief financial officer Andrew Smith had acquired 12,010 ordinary shares in the London-listed housing and social care provider.
Smith, who joined Mears in 1999, purchased the shares on Friday at an average price of 356.51p each, for a total value of £42,816.85.

Following the transaction, Smith holds an interest in 382,890 ordinary Mears shares, representing approximately 0.4% of the company's issued share capital.

As of 1610 BST, Mears shares were up 3.01% at 359.0p.



















Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

Top Director Buys

First Tin (1SN)
Director name: Brookes,Charles Cannon
Amount purchased: 700,000 @ 500.00p
Value: £3,500,000.00

Pantheon International (PIN)
Director name: Burgess ,John
Amount purchased: 75,892 @ 304.50p
Value: £231,087.85

Spirax Group (SPX)
Director name: Thompson,Kevin J
Amount purchased: 640 @ 7,655.00p
Value: £48,992.00

Spirax Group (SPX)
Director name: Johnstone,Caroline
Amount purchased: 640 @ 7,655.00p
Value: £48,992.00

Mears Group (MER)
Director name: Smith,Andrew C M
Amount purchased: 12,010 @ 356.51p
Value: £42,816.85

Lindsell Train Inv Trust (LTI)
Director name: Lindsell,Michael
Amount purchased: 50 @ 76,250.00p
Value: £38,125.00

Dialight (DIA)
Director name: Blair,Stephen
Amount purchased: 18,905 @ 172.73p
Value: £32,654.61

European Assets Trust (EAT)
Director name: Bowden ,Kate Cornish
Amount purchased: 10,000 @ 84.80p
Value: £8,480.28

Rm (RM.)
Director name: Cook,Mark
Amount purchased: 3,572 @ 83.23p
Value: £2,972.98



Top Director Sells

Paragon Banking Group (PAG)
Director name: Tudor,Hugo
Amount sold: 13,000 @ 753.68p
Value: £97,978.40

Mercantile Ports & Logistics Limited (MPL)
Director name: Allen,Jeremy
Amount sold: 80,048 @ 1.60p
Value: £1,280.77

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Mears Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 354.50p
Change Today -10.50p
% Change -2.88 %
52 Week High 417.50p
52 Week Low 332.50p
Volume 224,063
Shares Issued 86.47m
Market Cap £306.55m
RiskGrade 144

Mears Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
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 4
Buy 1
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 5
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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 20-Aug-2025

Time Volume / Share Price
15:40 10 @ 353.00p
16:35 35,577 @ 354.50p
16:35 243 @ 354.50p
16:35 337 @ 354.50p
16:35 189 @ 354.50p

Mears Group Key Personnel

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

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