Manchester United plc (MANU)Communication Services | Entertainment | Manchester, United Kingdom | NYSE
22.10 USD
-0.42
(-1.865%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 22.10 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:39 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fundamentally broken. Despite a recent price surge that has pushed the stock above its 200-day moving average, the underlying business is generating negative earnings and returning capital to shareholders via massive debt issuance rather than organic growth. The balance sheet is precarious, with debt-to-equity exceeding 400% and a current ratio of just 0.37, meaning the company cannot cover its immediate liabilities without selling assets or raising more capital. While the 18% revenue growth looks attractive on paper, it is being dragged down by heavy restructuring costs and transfer fees, resulting in a loss of money. The market is pricing in a turnaround, but the financial reality suggests a value trap where the stock price may continue to drift lower as the debt burden weighs on operations. The options market agrees with this pessimism, with traders buying deep out-of-the-money puts to protect against a collapse, while call buyers are chasing a lottery-ticket style moonshot. Until the debt load is reduced and profitability is restored, this remains a high-risk speculation with no margin of safety. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.033489 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.036184 |
| AutoETS | 0.036210 |
| MSTL | 0.038049 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 49% |
| H-stat | 1.13 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.764 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2022-06-02 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2022-06-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 421.361 |
| Revenue per Share | 3.931 |
| Market Cap | 3,810,799,360 |
| Forward P/E | 147.77 |
| Beta | 0.59 |
| Profit Margins | -2.65% |
| Website | https://www.manutd.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put volume at strikes significantly below the current price (e.g., 15.0 and 16.0 strikes for December expiration), suggesting a fear of a sharp downside gap or a 'blow-off top' scenario. Conversely, call interest is concentrated at distant strikes (35.0), indicating a speculative hope for a massive rally rather than a measured move to fair value. Implied volatility is elevated on both sides, reflecting uncertainty.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-03 | 0.090 | 0.735895 |
| 2021-11-30 | 0.090 | 0.584036 |
| 2021-07-09 | 0.090 | 0.599201 |
| 2020-11-27 | 0.090 | 0.569981 |
| 2020-04-23 | 0.090 | 0.554871 |
| 2019-11-29 | 0.090 | 0.487013 |
| 2019-04-25 | 0.090 | 0.461775 |
| 2018-11-29 | 0.090 | 0.478723 |
| 2018-04-26 | 0.090 | 0.474934 |
| 2017-11-29 | 0.090 | 0.442260 |
| 2017-04-26 | 0.090 | 0.548781 |
| 2016-11-28 | 0.090 | 0.600000 |
| 2016-05-24 | 0.045 | 0.265487 |
| 2016-02-23 | 0.045 | 0.304054 |
| 2015-11-25 | 0.045 | 0.244831 |
| 2015-09-28 | 0.045 | 0.256996 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.35499692 |
| Address1 | Sir Matt Busby Way |
| Address2 | Old Trafford |
| All Time High | 27.7 |
| All Time Low | 10.41 |
| Ask | 22.4 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 324,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 327,153 |
| Average Volume | 327,153 |
| Average Volume10Days | 324,740 |
| Beta | 0.589 |
| Bid | 21.92 |
| Bid Size | 1,000 |
| Book Value | 1.4139736 |
| City | Manchester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 22.1 |
| Current Ratio | 0.371 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 22.575 |
| Day Low | 22.02 |
| Debt To Equity | 421.361 |
| Display Name | Manchester United |
| Dividend Date | 1,656,028,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,789,561,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,789,561,800 |
| Ebitda | 215,288,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31459 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 20.929 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.584 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,505,806,336 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.26 |
| Eps Forward | 0.1495582 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,654,214,400 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 22.6536 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.5536003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.02443763 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 35.49969 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 24.45 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.3500004 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.09611453 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 14.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.51 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5147361 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 14.59 - 24.45 |
| Financial Currency | GBP |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,344,605,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.02 |
| Float Shares | 38,185,588 |
| Forward Eps | 0.1495582 |
| Forward P E | 147.76855 |
| Free Cashflow | 2,399,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 932 |
| Fullday Change | -0.42 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.86501 |
| Fullday Price | 22.1 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.83349997 |
| Gross Profits | 570,393,024 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.31904 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.59504 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 172,434,357 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,654,214,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.09 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Manchester United plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates a professional sports team in the United Kingdom. The company is involved in marketing and sponsorship relationships with international and regional companies to commercialize its brand. It also markets and sells sports apparel, training and leisure wear, and other clothing; and other licensed products, such as coffee mugs and home accessories featuring the Manchester United brand and trademarks through Manchester United branded retail centers and e-commerce platforms, and through partners' wholesale distribution channels. In addition, the company distributes live football content directly, as well as through commercial partners; television rights relating to the Premier League, Union of European Football Associations club competitions, and other competitions, as well as delivers Manchester United programming through the MUTV television channel to territories worldwide. Further, it operates Old Trafford, a sports venue, as well as owns or leases, and invests in properties. The company was formerly known as Manchester United Ltd. changed its name to Manchester United plc in August 2012. Manchester United plc was founded in 1878 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom. |
| Long Name | Manchester United plc |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 3,810,799,360 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_879581 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -18,131,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,883,221,718 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 22.5 |
| Operating Cashflow | 114,936,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14245 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.35 |
| Phone | 44 16 1676 7770 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 22.1 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Previous Close | 22.52 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -85.00001 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 15.629712 |
| Profit Margins | -0.02649 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.328 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.42 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.86501 |
| Regular Market Day High | 22.575 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 22.02 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 22.02 - 22.575 |
| Regular Market Open | 22.5 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 22.52 |
| Regular Market Price | 22.1 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 387,457 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00016000001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.09623 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.18 |
| Revenue Per Share | 3.931 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 56,086,184 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0187 |
| Shares Short | 3,220,527 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,845,042 |
| Short Name | Manchester |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1104 |
| Short Ratio | 11.97 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | MANU |
| Target High Price | 25.817802 |
| Target Low Price | 21.166103 |
| Target Mean Price | 23.491953 |
| Target Median Price | 23.491953 |
| Total Cash | 60,935,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.353 |
| Total Debt | 755,942,016 |
| Total Revenue | 684,334,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.14 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 18.8464 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.253601 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.1726378 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 387,457 |
| Website | https://www.manutd.com |
| Zip | M16 0RA |