Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) Stock Price Up 1.3% – Here’s Why

Posted by Amy Steele on Oct 3rd, 2026

Macfarlane Group PLC (LON:MACF – Get Free Report) shares traded up 1.3% during trading on Friday. The company traded as high as GBX 85 and last traded at GBX 84.10. Approximately 297,575 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 4% from the average daily volume of 310,250 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 83.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on MACF shares. Shore Capital Group reissued a “house stock” rating on shares of Macfarlane Group in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Berenberg Bank restated a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 82 price target on shares of Macfarlane Group in a research note on Friday, August 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of GBX 82.

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Macfarlane Group Trading Up 1.3%

The firm’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 75.97 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 69.42. The stock has a market cap of £130.25 million, a P/E ratio of 21.68 and a beta of 0.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 73.35, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 27th. The company reported GBX 2.22 earnings per share for the quarter. Macfarlane Group had a net margin of 2.01% and a return on equity of 5.10%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Macfarlane Group PLC will post 7.4677529 earnings per share for the current year.

Macfarlane Group Company Profile

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Macfarlane Group PLC, through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes protective packaging products to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe. The company operates through Packaging Distribution and Manufacturing Operations segments. The Packaging Distribution segment distributes packaging materials in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. The Manufacturing Operations segment designs, manufactures, and assembles timber, corrugated, and foam-based packaging materials in the United Kingdom.