Methode Electronics (NYSE:MEI) Releases Quarterly 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 analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.17) by ($0.04), RTT News reports. Methode Electronics had a negative return on equity of 3.26% and a negative net margin of 8.16%. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.33) earnings per share. Methode Electronics updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

Methode Electronics Price Performance

Shares of MEI traded up $0.30 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $9.89. 466,686 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 326,756. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $11.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $10.97. Methode Electronics has a 12-month low of $8.54 and a 12-month high of $21.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.73 and a current ratio of 2.75. The company has a market cap of $352.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.91 and a beta of 0.76.

Methode Electronics Dividend Announcement

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on MEI shares. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Methode Electronics from $13.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Sidoti raised shares of Methode Electronics from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, February 25th.

Methode Electronics Company Profile

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.