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MONY Group plc (MONY.L)

Communication Services High quality

Operating household-name comparison sites like MoneySuperMarket, MONY Group helps millions of Brits hunt down cheaper bills every year.

£1.97
≈ 196p · London-listed shares are usually quoted in pence (GBX) elsewhere; the Almanac shows pounds (£1 = 100p).

Is MONY Group plc a good stock for a UK beginner?

The honest version: Operating household-name comparison sites like MoneySuperMarket, MONY Group helps millions of Brits hunt down cheaper bills every year.

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Price-17.4%
52-week range-5% past year
£1.97
Low £1.40High £2.20
Where today's price sits versus its past year - context, not a signal.
If you had put £1,000 into MONY Group plc
£826-17%

Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.

Market cap: The company's total value on the stock market - share price times the number of shares. Big = 'large-cap', small = 'small-cap'.
£1.01B
Avg volume: How many shares change hands on a typical day. Higher means it's easy to buy or exit without moving the price.
1.70M
Day range: The lowest and highest price the shares traded at during the latest day.
£1.97 – £2.08
52-week range: The lowest and highest the shares have traded over the past year - a sense of how wide the swings have been.
£1.40 – £2.20
P/E ratio: Price-to-earnings: the share price divided by yearly profit per share. Lower can mean cheaper; higher often means investors expect fast growth.
12.3
Dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone.
6.4%
Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down.
0.97
How bumpy is it?Beta: How bumpy the share price is versus the whole market. Above 1 swings more than the market; below 1 is calmer. It's about the ride, not whether it goes up or down. 0.97
Calm
Wild
Roughly in step with the market

Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.

Why has it been moving?▼ -3% past week · ▼ -5% past year

Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.

The bull case

Deep customer loyalty and tech upgrades cement dominance as the go-to UK aggregator.

The bear case

Structural shifts in how consumers find financial services bypass traditional aggregator sites.

What does MONY Group plc do?

Ever wondered how websites that let you compare car insurance, energy tariffs, and broadband all in one place actually make their money? MONY Group runs those very platforms, pocketing a fee whenever a customer successfully switches provider or takes out a financial product through their digital shopfronts. Because comparison services thrive when household budgets are squeezed, the key watch-point is how effectively they keep users returning as shopping habits shift.

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Factor profile

On our factor screen it looks strongest on quality and income, and weakest on growth.

Value: How cheap the stock looks versus profits, sales and assets (higher = cheaper). 52Quality: How profitable and financially healthy the company is (higher = stronger). 77Growth: How fast revenue and earnings are growing (higher = faster). 36Momentum: How the share price has been trending recently (higher = stronger recent run). 54Income: The dividend income on offer and how sustainable it looks (higher = more/steadier). 59
Quick checks
What's strong
  • Quality screens high (77/100)
  • High return on equity showing efficient use of capital
  • Strong brand recognition across the UK public
  • Generous dividend yield for income-focused portfolios
What to watch
  • Intense competition from rival price comparison websites
  • Regulatory scrutiny over consumer switching fees and transparency
  • Potential fatigue among consumers constantly swapping utility and insurance providers

What do MONY Group plc's numbers mean?

P/E
12.3
This shows you are paying roughly twelve times the company's recent yearly profits, giving a baseline for its current valuation.
Forward P/E
9.8
This drops below ten if analysts' future profit forecasts come true, hinting at potentially cheaper pricing ahead if earnings rise.
Dividend yield
6.4%
This sizeable chunk of income is paid back to shareholders relative to the share price, though yields this high always warrant a check on sustainability.
Return on equity
37.1%
A very high score indicating that management is remarkably efficient at squeezing strong profits out of the money shareholders have put into the business.

Does MONY Group plc pay a dividend?

Yes - MONY Group plc currently pays a dividend of about 6.4% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.

When does MONY Group plc report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?

MONY Group plc is next scheduled to report on about 2027-02-25 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.

Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.

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Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.

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What are the scenarios for MONY Group plc?

An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.

£2£2£1today · £2▲ Bull · £2• Base · £2▼ Bear · £2in 1 yearILLUSTRATIVE · NOT A PREDICTION OR PRICE TARGET
Bull
+5% to +12%A sudden spike in household bill switching drives higher short-term transaction volumes.
Base
-2% to +4%Steady trading matches seasonal patterns with little macroeconomic surprise.
Bear
-10% to -5%Partner providers pull back on advertising spend, cooling platform revenue.

What are the pros and cons of MONY Group plc?

4bull points
6bear points

How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.

The bull case4
  • High return on equity: How much profit the company makes for each £1 shareholders have put in. Higher usually means a more efficient business. showing efficient use of capital
  • Strong brand recognition across the UK public
  • Generous dividend yield: The yearly dividend as a percentage of the share price - roughly the income you'd earn from dividends alone. for income-focused portfolios
  • Solid net profit margins above eighteen percent
The catch3
  • Very slow top-line revenue growth: How fast the company's sales grew versus a year ago. year-on-year
  • Relies heavily on third-party insurance and energy providers
  • Vulnerable to changes in search engine algorithms
Key risks3
  • Intense competition from rival price comparison websites
  • Regulatory scrutiny over consumer switching fees and transparency
  • Potential fatigue among consumers constantly swapping utility and insurance providers
What would flip the thesis

The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.

Confidence: medium · data: GBP · flags: none · Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.

Figures as of 2026-08-02. Prices may be delayed and numbers can go stale - always double-check before acting.