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Mueller IndustriesB
NYSE / Capital Goods
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
Mueller remains a cash-rich industrial with strong pass-through economics: Q1 sales rose 19.3% and net income attributable to Mueller rose 51.8%, while the company continued returning cash via dividends and buybacks [#10-Q-2026-04-22] [#8-K-2026-05-11]. The 10-K showed no debt outstanding at year-end, and the 10-Q still showed $1.4B of cash with a new credit agreement in place, which gives management flexibility to keep capital returns high [#10-K-2026-02-25] [#10-Q-2026-04-22].
Posture
Constructive
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
6 setup hits (3d) with net bullish as of 2026-06-02.
What can break
Environmental remediation obligations are ongoing; the 10-K cited an $18.9M reserve and expected spending over several years [#10-K-2026-02-25].
Momentum
69
Value
61
Sentiment
54
Setup hits (3d)
6 · Net Bullish
AI TargetsBase $140.00 · Bull $155.00 · Bear $112.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-31 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade B · Constructive
Confidence Medium · Net Bullish
Target $140.00
Why
Momentum69 · Δ7d -9.0
Value61 · Δ7d +1.1
Sentiment54 · Δ7d +7.3
So what
Strength-led posture (Net Bullish). Favor watchlist adds and disciplined entries.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
69
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-9.0
Δ21d
-18.1
Value
61
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+1.1
Δ21d
+1.7
Sentiment
54
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.3
Δ21d
+17.5
Why this grade

Composite grade B. Momentum 68.6 / Value 61.0 / Sentiment 53.6

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$13.97B
Beta
1.04
Shares Out
111.01M
P/E (TTM)
17.8
P/S (TTM)
3.20
P/FCF (TTM)
23.12
Rev YoY
+8.0%
EPS YoY
+26.5%
Gross Margin
+29.5%
Op Margin
+23.0%
Net Debt
-$1.06B
Current Ratio
4.83
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology