Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. (MEC)Industrials | Metal Fabrication | Milwaukee, United States | NYSE
19.32 USD
-1.02
(-5.015%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 19.30 -0.02 (-0.020%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:46 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT
The investment case here is fractured by a fundamental reality check. While analysts project a recovery and the stock trades at a low multiple relative to sales, the company is currently bleeding cash with negative free flow and negative returns on equity. This is not a value trap; it is a distressed asset where the market has correctly priced out the risk of continued operational failure. The recent price action shows a slow bleed off highs, failing to find support despite the low valuation. The options market reflects this uncertainty with heavy bets on both a crash and a moonshot, but the underlying business metrics—specifically the inability to generate profit or cash—make holding this position dangerous for the long term. Until the turnaround is proven by sustained profitability, the risk of permanent capital loss outweighs the potential for a rebound. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.257613 |
| MSTL | 0.262672 |
| AutoTheta | 0.265659 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.374857 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 55.62 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.234 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.24 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 51.285 |
| Revenue per Share | 27.896 |
| Market Cap | 492,666,400 |
| Forward P/E | 19.00 |
| Beta | 1.30 |
| Profit Margins | -2.95% |
| Website | https://www.mecinc.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 6:01 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes ($30 and $40), suggesting a speculative hope for a massive rally. Conversely, put open interest is concentrated deep in-the-money ($15 and $17.50), indicating a hedge against a severe crash. The lack of volume in the near-term September expiration suggests traders are waiting for the upcoming earnings report to resolve this binary outcome.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.40761244 |
| Address1 | 135 S. 84th Street |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 38.76 |
| All Time Low | 3.89 |
| Ask | 19.97 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 540,160 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 643,662 |
| Average Volume | 643,662 |
| Average Volume10Days | 540,160 |
| Beta | 1.295 |
| Bid | 18.51 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 12.766 |
| City | Milwaukee |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 5 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 19.32 |
| Current Ratio | 1.699 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 20.27 |
| Day Low | 19.15 |
| Debt To Equity | 51.285 |
| Display Name | Mayville Engineering Company |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,938,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,938,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,873,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,736,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,736,000 |
| Ebitda | 35,400,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.060370002 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.57 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.121 |
| Enterprise Value | 657,387,392 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.25854 |
| Eps Forward | 1.01659 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.79 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 28.943 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -9.623001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.33248112 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 40.761246 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 38.76 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -19.439999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.501548 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 12.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 7.0699997 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.57714283 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 12.25 - 38.76 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,557,408,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 18,358,963 |
| Forward Eps | 1.01659 |
| Forward P E | 19.004711 |
| Free Cashflow | -8,209,875 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,400 |
| Fullday Change | -1.02 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.01475 |
| Fullday Price | 19.3 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.10854 |
| Gross Profits | 63,640,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.23364 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.84333 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 25,500,331 |
| Industry | Metal Fabrication |
| Industry Disp | Metal Fabrication |
| Industry Key | metal-fabrication |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, design, prototyping and tooling, fabrication, aluminum extrusion, coating, and assembling of aftermarket components in the United States. It supplies engineered components to original equipment manufacturers. The company serves heavy and medium duty commercial vehicles, construction and access equipment, powersports, data center and critical power, agriculture, military, and other end markets. Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. |
| Long Name | Mayville Engineering Company, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 492,666,400 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_4277414 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -17,303,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 518,676,732 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 5 |
| Open | 20.31 |
| Operating Cashflow | 13,930,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.00266 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 414 381 2860 |
| Post Market Change | -0.020000458 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.10352204 |
| Post Market Price | 19.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,960,807 |
| Previous Close | 20.34 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 74.72731 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.513395 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.8402387 |
| Profit Margins | -0.029509999 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.89 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.02 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.01475 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.27 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 19.15 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 19.15 - 20.27 |
| Regular Market Open | 20.31 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.34 |
| Regular Market Price | 19.32 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,202 |
| Regular Market Volume | 440,965 |
| Return On Assets | -0.010980001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.06047 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.232 |
| Revenue Per Share | 27.896 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 25,500,331 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.081999995 |
| Shares Short | 2,091,358 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,403,086 |
| Short Name | Mayville Engineering Company, I |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.100600004 |
| Short Ratio | 3.16 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WI |
| Symbol | MEC |
| Target High Price | 40.0 |
| Target Low Price | 34.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 36.8 |
| Target Median Price | 36.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,203,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.086 |
| Total Debt | 166,924,000 |
| Total Revenue | 586,340,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.79 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.9116 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.5916004 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.15675904 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 440,965 |
| Website | https://www.mecinc.com |
| Zip | 53,214 |