Manchester United plc reported Q1 FY26 revenues of £140.3M and adjusted EBITDA of £26.9M, with operating profit swinging positive year-over-year. MANU commercial revenue slipped 1.3% as sponsorships declined 9.3%, highlighting vulnerability to expiring deals and the need to sustain global brand appeal. Retail, merchandising, and product licensing revenue grew 11% due to the fully operational e-commerce platform, reflecting MANU's improved fan engagement and operational adjustments.
Manchester United Plc (NYSE:MANU)'s first-quarter results showed a sharp swing to profitability, driven by aggressive cost discipline, even as revenue faced headwinds from the absence of European competition. Revenue for the quarter fell 1.9% year-on-year to £140.3 million, slightly above Jefferies' £135 million forecast.
Manchester United Plc's (NYSE:MANU) New York-listed shares traded higher ahead of Thursday's opening bell as a social media post by an influential Saudi Arabian official reopened speculation over a potential new takeover of the football club. Turki Al-Sheikh, head of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority and 'Riyadh Season', in a social media post, claimed that Manchester United was in “an advanced stage” of negotiations with a new investor.
Manchester United (MANU) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.04 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.09. This compares to a loss of $0.2 per share a year ago.
The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 29.3% in Manchester United (MANU). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
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Manchester United (MANU) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
The mean of analysts' price targets for Manchester United (MANU) points to a 29.2% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
Manchester United Plc (NYSE:MANU) shares are a ‘Buy' but the football club's revenue forecast of £690 million for the year is very unlikely to be achievable, that's according to UBS analyst Ivar Billfalk-Kelly. The Swiss bank's own revenue forecast is pitched at £662 million, and it is based on United finishing the premier league in fifteenth place and doesn't assume any European success.
Manchester United Plc (NYSE:MANU) has unveiled plans to build a new 100,000-seat stadium to replace its current 115-year-old Old Trafford home. What would be the largest stadium in the country, topping Wembley's 90,000 capacity, is part of plans for a regeneration of the Old Trafford area, also including the building of 17,000 new homes.
UBS is playing the long game on Manchester United Plc (NYSE:MANU), despite the club being on track for its worst-ever Premier League finish. The bank has cut its earnings estimates for 2025 and 2026, reflecting a predicted 15th-place finish this season and a mid-table recovery to 10th next year.