Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MLI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Sep 28 close
This week's coverage of Mueller Industries (MLI) is light on company-specific news, consisting mainly of a comparison piece weighing MLI against Nano Dimension and a general stock-data overview. Bank of America Corp DE disclosed a new stake in MLI, acquiring 465,918 shares valued at approximately $57.3 million, a filing that also noted institutional investors now hold 94.5% of the company.
MLI closed at $60.97, up 0.7%, sitting between its 50-day average of $63.59 and 200-day average of $62.27, reflecting a mixed trend. The stock is down 5% over one month and 0.7% over three months, though it remains up 12.4% over six months and 22% over the past year, within a 52-week range of $48.27 to $71.12. The GekkoIndex reads 59.1, placing MLI in the Neutral zone, down from a change of -7.2 over five periods. Gekko Fair Value stands at $61.14, putting the current price just 0.3% below that mark.
Mueller Industries next reports earnings on 27 October 2026, 28 days away, falling within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw EPS of $1.13 versus an estimate of $1.09, with a 6.3% reaction. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the recent windows. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days from this point have averaged a 9.1% gain across 5 years, positive in 5 of them, a pattern worth noting alongside the approaching earnings date.
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Mueller Industries scores 1 supportive, 3 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
1 supportive3 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $60.97 sits between the 50-day ($63.59) and 200-day ($62.27) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart59.1, Neutral
Reading 59.1 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex0.3% below
Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0.3% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 28 days
Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+9.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +9.1% over 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
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Mueller Industries closed at $60.97 on Sep 28, 2026, +22.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $48.27 to $71.12.
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Mueller Industries makes and distributes products built from copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic, serving markets that span plumbing, refrigeration, and air-conditioning. Its output includes copper tubing, fittings, line sets, pipe nipples, PEX plumbing and radiant heating systems, and plastic injection tooling, alongside resold items like steel pipe, valves, malleable iron fittings, and faucets.
The company runs through three segments. Piping Systems sells to plumbing and refrigeration wholesalers, distributors tied to manufactured housing and recreational vehicles, building material retailers, and air-conditioning equipment makers. Industrial Metals produces brass, bronze, and copper alloy rods, plumbing brass, valves, fittings, and machined or forged metal parts for OEMs in industrial, construction, HVAC, plumbing, and refrigeration work. Climate makes valves, protection devices, brass fittings, high-pressure components, heat exchangers, insulated duct systems, and related assemblies for commercial HVAC and refrigeration customers. Mueller Industries also operates in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, South Korea, the Middle East, China, and Mexico.
Mueller Industries was established in 1917 and is based in Collierville, Tennessee. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker MLI.
Mueller Industries’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 59.1, in the Neutral zone, down 7.2 points over five sessions.
Down 7.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 15 | +3.6% | +13.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 145 | +0.7% | +3.2% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 286 | +0.4% | +2.4% | ||
| Distribution | 89 | +0.8% | +1.0% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average MLI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.1% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
Mueller Industries trades 0.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $61.14, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Mueller Industries shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$61.14
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
0.3% below fair value · About fair value
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Mueller Industries, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for MLI in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in MLI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Mueller Industries has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Mueller Industries reports on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 27, 2026
28 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2026 | $1.13 est $1.09 | $1.43B est $1.27B | +6.3% |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $0.94 est $0.74 | $1.19B est $1.10B | +11.6% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $1.38 est $1.62 | $962.4M est $942.0M | −17.6% |
| Oct 21, 2025 | $1.88 est $1.67 | $1.08B est $928.0M | +3.9% |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $1.96 est $1.65 | $1.14B est $1.12B | +4.4% |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $1.39 est $1.31 | $1.00B est $1.00B | +5.6% |
| Feb 4, 2025 | $1.19 est $1.12 | $923.5M est $1.00B | +0.4% |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $1.48 est $1.32 | $997.8M est $893.0M | +12.4% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Mueller Industries is $80.00, +31.2% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16 | Northcoast Research | — | — |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Mueller Industries averaged +9.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +9.1% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +17.9% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, MLI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.9%.
Mueller Industries’s market cap is $13.49B, with a P/E ratio of 15.7 and revenue of $4.66B over the last twelve months.
3 headlines about Mueller Industries from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Mueller Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| RBCRBC Bearings | Neutral | 5.1% above |
| VMIValmont Industries | Accumulation | 4.1% above |
| USARUSA Rare Earth | Accumulation | 29.7% below |
| ROCKGibraltar Industries | Accumulation | 21.8% below |
| PKOHPark-Ohio | Neutral | 20.3% below |
| IIINInsteel Industries | Accumulation | 24.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Mueller Industries’s market cap is $13.49B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $60.97, with 221.2M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 15.7.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Mueller Industries is $80.00, +31.2% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Mueller Industries is about fair value: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $60.97 is 0.3% below Gekko Fair Value of $61.14. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Mueller Industries is expected to report on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.05 per share on revenue of $1.29B. Mueller Industries beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 7.8% on average across the report.
Mueller Industries’s 52-week high is $71.12 and its 52-week low is $48.27; it closed at $60.97 on Sep 28, 2026, +22.0% over the past year.
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