NYSE: MLI

Mueller Industries (MLI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$60.97+0.45 (+0.7%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

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.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Mueller Industries price vs fair value

$61.14$60.97Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $60.97200-day averageGekko Fair Value $61.14

Mueller Industries quick facts

Market cap
$13.49B
P/E ratio
15.7
Forward P/E
18.2
EPS, TTM
$3.82
Revenue, TTM
$4.66B
Profit margin
18.2%
Dividend yield
0.99%
Beta
1.11
Volume
1.43M avg 1.81M
1-year return
+22.0%
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.9%
50-day average
$63.59
200-day average
$62.27
Next earnings
Oct 27
Shares outstanding
221.2M
52-week range
$48.27$71.12

Mueller Industries swing-trade checklist

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

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $60.97 sits between the 50-day ($63.59) and 200-day ($62.27) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    59.1, Neutral

    Reading 59.1 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valuemixed

    0.3% below

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (0.3% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

    See smart money
  • Earnings riskheadwind

    Reports in 28 days

    Reports on Oct 27, 2026, 28 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +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.

    See seasonality

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Mueller Industries stock chart and price history

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.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Mueller Industries share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$40$50$70NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep60.97

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−5.0%
3 months
−0.7%
6 months
+12.4%
1 year
+22.0%
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About Mueller Industries

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.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Metal fabrication
Website
muellerindustries.com

Mueller Industries GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

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.

010059.1Neutral

Down 7.2 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying15+3.6%+6.2%+13.6%+11.9%
Accumulation145+0.7%+1.9%+3.2%+9.4%
Neutral (current zone)286+0.4%+0.6%+2.4%+6.4%
Distribution89+0.8%+1.8%+1.0%+5.0%
Selling1Too 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 →

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Is Mueller Industries stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

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

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Mueller Industries insider and Congress trading

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.

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.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in MLI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Mueller Industries has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
$74.98M
As a share of market cap
0.56%

From company filings.

Mueller Industries earnings: next date and track record

Mueller Industries reports on Oct 27, 2026 (28 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±7.8%average move across the report
7 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+12.4%Oct ’24+0.4%Feb ’25+5.6%Apr ’25+4.4%Jul ’25+3.9%Oct ’25−17.6%Feb ’26+11.6%Apr ’26+6.3%Jul ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Jul 21, 2026$1.13
est $1.09
+3.7%$1.43B
est $1.27B
+12.8%+6.3%
Apr 21, 2026$0.94
est $0.74
+27.0%$1.19B
est $1.10B
+8.3%+11.6%
Feb 3, 2026$1.38
est $1.62
−14.8%$962.4M
est $942.0M
+2.2%−17.6%
Oct 21, 2025$1.88
est $1.67
+12.6%$1.08B
est $928.0M
+16.1%+3.9%
Jul 22, 2025$1.96
est $1.65
+18.8%$1.14B
est $1.12B
+1.6%+4.4%
Apr 22, 2025$1.39
est $1.31
+6.1%$1.00B
est $1.00B
−0.3%+5.6%
Feb 4, 2025$1.19
est $1.12
+6.2%$923.5M
est $1.00B
−7.9%+0.4%
Oct 22, 2024$1.48
est $1.32
+12.1%$997.8M
est $893.0M
+11.7%+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.

Mueller Industries stock forecast and analyst price targets

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.

$80.00consensus 12-month target, +31.2% from the last close
Buy1
Hold0
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Jul 16Northcoast ResearchBuy, upgraded——
+2.4%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+9.1%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Mueller Industries seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Mueller Industries averaged +9.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 5 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+23.6%2021+4.2%2022+0.6%2023+12.1%2024+3.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears 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 market cap and key statistics

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.

Valuation

Market cap
$13.49B
P/E ratio
15.7
Forward P/E
18.2
EPS, TTM
$3.82
Gekko Fair Value
$61.14

Trading

Volume
1.43M
Avg volume, 20 days
1.81M
52-week high
$71.12
52-week low
$48.27
Shares outstanding
221.2M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.66B
Profit margin
18.2%
Return on equity
26.3%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+1.8%

Risk and income

Beta
1.11
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.9%
Dividend yield
0.99%

Mueller Industries stock news this week

3 headlines about Mueller Industries from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Mueller Industries peers

Mueller Industries’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
RBCRBC Bearings−0.1%Neutral5.1% above
VMIValmont Industries+0.6%Accumulation4.1% above
USARUSA Rare Earth−3.5%Accumulation29.7% below
ROCKGibraltar Industries+2.1%Accumulation21.8% below
PKOHPark-Ohio+0.1%Neutral20.3% below
IIINInsteel Industries−0.2%Accumulation24.9% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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Mueller Industries stock FAQ

What is Mueller Industries’s market cap?

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.

What is the Mueller Industries stock forecast?

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.

Is Mueller Industries stock overvalued or undervalued?

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.

When does Mueller Industries report earnings next?

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.

What is Mueller Industries’s 52-week high and low?

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.

Is Mueller Industries stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 1 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (seasonality), 3 as mixed (trend, gekkoindex and fair value) and 1 as a headwind (earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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