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Manchester (MANU)

Communication Services | Entertainment | Manchester, United Kingdom | NYSE
20.58 USD -0.01 (-0.049%) ⇩ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:39 a.m. EDT

The investment case here is fundamentally broken. The company is hemorrhaging cash, with negative free cash flow and operating margins of -15%, while carrying a debt load nearly five times its equity. The balance sheet is a liability, not a fortress, and the recent revenue contraction confirms a deteriorating business model. While the stock has rallied recently, likely driven by hype around transfer talks rather than operational reality, the underlying economics remain dire. The options market agrees with the pessimism, with traders buying deep out-of-the-money puts to hedge against a collapse, while offering almost no premium for upside. There is no margin of safety here; the valuation metrics are distorted by the lack of earnings, and the trajectory shows the market has already priced in a failure to generate sustainable value.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.066551
AutoARIMA0.067993
AutoETS0.067995
AutoTheta0.072437

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 12.98
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.138
Excess Kurtosis -1.44
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2022-06-02
Last Dividend Date 2022-06-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 460.369
Revenue per Share 3.93
Market Cap 3,549,872,896
Forward P/E 86.56
Beta 0.65
Profit Margins -6.34%
Website https://www.manutd.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning heavily for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 15 and 17) expiring in December 2026 and January 2027. This 'insurance' positioning suggests a fear of a significant drop below current levels. Conversely, call activity is sparse and concentrated near the money, with very little speculative leverage taken on upside moves beyond 25-30 strikes. The implied volatility skew is steep, with put IV significantly higher than call IV, confirming that the market prices in a higher probability of a crash than a rally.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
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
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2022-06-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.09
lastDividendDate 2022-06-03
dividendDate 2022-06-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.1484375
Address1 Sir Matt Busby Way
Address2 Old Trafford
All Time High 27.7
All Time Low 10.41
Ask 20.72
Ask Size 400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 362,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 344,450
Average Volume 344,450
Average Volume10Days 362,960
Beta 0.654
Bid 20.06
Bid Size 200
Book Value 1.1518248
City Manchester
Country United Kingdom
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 20.58
Current Ratio 0.327
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 20.86
Day Low 20.4706
Debt To Equity 460.369
Display Name Manchester United
Dividend Date 1,656,028,800
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Timestamp 1,790,166,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,796,905,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,796,905,800
Ebitda 10,814,000
Ebitda Margins 0.01596
Enterprise To Ebitda 386.06
Enterprise To Revenue 6.161
Enterprise Value 4,174,850,816
Eps Current Year 0.12
Eps Forward 0.237762
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -33.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,654,214,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 21.3838
Fifty Day Average Change -0.8038006
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03758923
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.84375
Fifty Two Week High 24.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.8700008
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.15828224
Fifty Two Week Low 14.85
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.7299995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38585854
Fifty Two Week Range 14.85 - 24.45
Financial Currency GBP
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,344,605,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.92
Float Shares 38,229,267
Forward Eps 0.237762
Forward P E 86.557144
Free Cashflow -14,166,875
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 805
Fullday Change -0.010000229
Fullday Change Percent -0.048568375
Fullday Price 20.58
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.82551
Gross Profits 559,403,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.31906998
Held Percent Institutions 0.59443
Implied Shares Outstanding 172,491,393
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 1,782,777,600
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 and leases 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.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,549,872,896
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_879581
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -42,954,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,814,313,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,533,179,974
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 20.66
Operating Cashflow 178,715,008
Operating Margins -0.15064
Payout Ratio 1.0655999
Peg Ratio 0.35
Phone 44 16 1676 7770
Previous Close 20.59
Price Eps Current Year 171.5
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 17.8673
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.2385125
Profit Margins -0.06339
Quick Ratio 0.281
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.0100002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0485684
Regular Market Day High 20.86
Regular Market Day Low 20.4706
Regular Market Day Range 20.4706 - 20.86
Regular Market Open 20.66
Regular Market Previous Close 20.59
Regular Market Price 20.58
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,403
Regular Market Volume 324,257
Return On Assets -0.00486
Return On Equity -0.24966
Revenue Growth -0.041
Revenue Per Share 3.93
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Shares Outstanding 56,143,220
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0183
Shares Short 3,149,826
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 3,073,724
Short Name Manchester
Short Percent Of Float 0.119899996
Short Ratio 8.24
Source Interval 15
Symbol MANU
Target High Price 25.99336
Target Low Price 20.1806
Target Mean Price 23.086979
Target Median Price 23.086979
Total Cash 67,246,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.39
Total Debt 692,224,000
Total Revenue 677,649,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -33.42
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.65725
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.9227505
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.046941992
Type Disp Equity
Volume 324,257
Website https://www.manutd.com
Zip M16 0RA