Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) Issues Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.04 EPS

Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The electronics maker reported ($0.21) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by ($0.04), RTT News reports. Methode Electronics had a negative net margin of 8.16% and a negative return on equity of 3.26%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.33) EPS. Methode Electronics updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Methode Electronics Price Performance

MEI stock opened at $9.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $352.47 million, a PE ratio of -3.91 and a beta of 0.76. Methode Electronics has a 12 month low of $8.54 and a 12 month high of $21.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $11.37 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.75, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Methode Electronics Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th were issued a $0.14 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, January 17th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.67%. Methode Electronics’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -22.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Sidoti upgraded shares of Methode Electronics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Methode Electronics from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th.

About Methode Electronics

Methode Electronics, Inc designs, engineers, and produces mechatronic products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Automotive, Industrial, Interface, and Medical. The Automotive segment supplies electronic and electro-mechanical devices, and related products to automobile original equipment manufacturers directly or through their tiered suppliers.