MQG share price in focus
Macquarie Group is a multinational investment bank and financial services company that was founded in 1969.
Macquarie’s operations are a bit different to the rest of the big Australian banks. While it does have a normal banking division, it is also an asset management company with investment operations spanning infrastructure, commodities, agriculture, real estate, and global equity markets.
Macquarie prides itself on delivering consistent value to shareholders, with a more than 55-year record of unbroken profitability.
WOW shares
Founded in 1924, Woolworths is a leading retail operator in Australia and New Zealand, with over 3,000 stores and more than 100,000 employees. As one of Australia’s largest companies by revenue and market share, Woolworths plays a significant role in the region’s retail sector.
The company’s core operations include supermarkets (operating under the Woolworths brand in Australia and Countdown in New Zealand), discount department stores under the Big W brand, and business-to-business (B2B) services through brands like PFD. However, Woolworths’ dominant 35%+ market share in the Australian grocery sector remains its key strength.
MQG & WOW share price valuation
One way to have a ‘quick read’ of where the MQG share price is could be to study something like dividend yield over time. This can give us a sense of the stability of the company and whether they can consistently pay out a percentage of profits.
Remember, the dividend yield is basically the ‘cash flow’ to a shareholder, but it can fluctuate year-to-year or between payments. Currently, Macquarie Group Ltd shares have a dividend yield of around 3.08%, compared to its 5-year average of 3.16%. In other words, MQG shares are trading lower than their historical average dividend yield. Be careful how you interpret this information though – it could mean that dividends have fallen, or that the share price is increasing, or both. In the case of MQG, we can see that last year’s dividend was less than the 3-year average, so the dividend has been falling.
WOW is offering a historical dividend yield of around 5.05%, which compares to its 5-year average of 2.92%. This is just one of many ways you could put a value on WOW shares. The Rask websites offer free online investing courses, created by analysts explaining valuation methods like Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Dividend Discount Models (DDM). They even include free valuation spreadsheets which can help you learn how to value a company like MQG or WOW.
