Are Mueller Industries, Inc (MLI) stocks a prudent buy?

Mueller Industries, Inc [MLI] stock prices are up 2.21% to $79.93 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The MLI shares have gain 0.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.45%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Mueller Industries, Inc [NYSE: MLI] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 11, 2024, when Northcoast upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $105 for it. Previously, Northcoast downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 19, 2024. On December 14, 2020, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $55 on the stock. Boenning & Scattergood upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $40 on February 04, 2020. Boenning & Scattergood initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. Monness Crespi & Hardt downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on November 01, 2013.

The stock price of Mueller Industries, Inc [MLI] has been fluctuating between $49.95 and $96.81 over the past year. Mueller Industries, Inc [NYSE: MLI] shares were valued at $79.93 at the most recent close of the market.

Analyzing the MLI fundamentals

The Mueller Industries, Inc [NYSE:MLI] reported sales of 3.77B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 26.10%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.28% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.18, Equity is 0.23 and Total Capital is 0.27. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.01.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 78.91 points at the first support level, and at 77.89 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 80.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 81.51.

Ratios To Look Out For

It’s worth pointing out that Mueller Industries, Inc [NYSE:MLI]’s Current Ratio is 5.06. As well, the Quick Ratio is 3.89, while the Cash Ratio is 2.61. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.40, the price to book ratio is 3.39 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.05.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Sigloch Steffen, Chief Manufacturing Officer, that happened on Feb 28 ’25 when 27184.0 shares were sold. Officer, Steffen Sigloch completed a deal on Feb 28 ’25 to buy 0.1 million shares. Meanwhile, Director GOLDMAN SCOTT JAY sold 10000.0 shares on Feb 13 ’25.

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