Mullen Group (TSE:MTL) Hits New 12-Month Low at $12.82

Shares of Mullen Group Ltd. (TSE:MTL) hit a new 52-week low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as C$12.82 and last traded at C$12.85, with a volume of 169675 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$13.14.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. National Bankshares cut their target price on Mullen Group from C$19.50 to C$18.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Cormark boosted their target price on Mullen Group from C$19.50 to C$20.00 in a research note on Friday, February 16th. CIBC decreased their price target on Mullen Group from C$17.00 to C$16.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Raymond James cut their price objective on Mullen Group from C$17.00 to C$16.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Mullen Group from C$16.00 to C$14.50 in a research note on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$17.89.

Mullen Group Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 78.38, a quick ratio of 1.06 and a current ratio of 0.76. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of C$14.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$14.20.

Mullen Group (TSE:MTL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The company reported C$0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of C$0.32 by C$0.02. Mullen Group had a net margin of 6.85% and a return on equity of 14.03%. The company had revenue of C$498.60 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of C$500.00 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Mullen Group Ltd. will post 1.3498623 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Mullen Group Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.06 per share. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.63%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 29th. Mullen Group’s payout ratio is 49.66%.

Mullen Group Company Profile

Mullen Group Ltd. provides a range of trucking and logistics services in Canada and the United States. The Less-Than-Truckload segment delivers general freight consisting of smaller shipments, packages, and parcels; and pharmaceutical and package products. The Logistics & Warehousing segment offers full truckload, specialized transportation, warehousing, and fulfillment centers that handle e-commerce transactions and transload facilities for intermodal and bulk shipments; technology solutions, including transportation, inventory, and warehouse management systems; and warehousing and distribution services.