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Methode Electronics, Inc.

$MEI·$560M·Hardware, Equipment & Parts·Technology
$15.34-2.7%YTD+127.9%1Y+131.4%
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MEMEI
$MEIMethode Electronics, Inc.
$15.34-2.66%30 posts+38%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $MEI, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Comeback attemptCooling offAI verdict · as of 2026-07-17

Catching its breath after a run — could pick back up or fade from here.

Methode Electronics up 128% YTD after 40% single-day pop on Q4 earnings.

Methode Electronics designs, engineers, and manufactures mechatronic products for automotive, industrial, and adjacent industries — user-interface, sensors, power distribution, and connectivity products.

Where the setup nets out:

  • Revenue is shrinking: Q3 revenue down 2.6% YoY to $234M, and the four-quarter growth stack is all negative (-3% to -16%).
  • Losses continue: operating margin -2% in Q3, FCFy 11% (positive) — cash generation is real.
  • The June 25 Q4 earnings drove a 40% single-day pop — a specific catalyst-driven inflection.
  • Insider action: F-InKind tax withholdings only.
  • Position: 67% of 52-week range and 78% above the 200-day moving average, YTD +128%, t12m +131%.
  • Note on chatter: '$MEI' is a Solana memecoin discussion, not Methode Electronics — cashtag collision.

The forward view: the September 8 Q1 fiscal 2027 print is the referee. A revenue-decline that narrows plus specific commentary that the automotive-transition is stabilizing restarts the coil upward. What keeps it stuck: another sub-flat revenue quarter. What breaks it lower: a specific automotive OEM production cut affecting Methode's mix.

Differs from X sentimentThe X chatter tagged $MEI is a Solana memecoin airdrop promotion, not Methode Electronics — cashtag collision means the crowd isn't looking at this equity. Our take on MEI-the-electronics-company is independent.

What to watch: September 8 Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings and any automotive-mix stabilization commentary; a specific automotive OEM production cut would break the cooling into a real reset.

On the calendar: 2026-09-08 — Q1 fiscal 2027 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Neutral sentiment6 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-07

$MEI chatter is dominated by a small Solana memecoin airdrop promotion requiring 500K token holdings, with signals around a 500x DEX boost and 50% supply locked. No discussion of Methode Electronics the equity. Sentiment is limited to memecoin community engagement.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Designs and manufactures mechatronic components for vehicle interfaces, EV charging, and industrial applications.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Hardware, Equipment & Parts sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $MEI.

Hardware, Equipment & Parts · Technology

No material change from last week — structural AI data center buildout is intact but rotation from early YTD winners (SNDK +100%) compresses near-term premiums in the rack-to-server supply layer.

What this means for $MEI

Partial — Designs and manufactures mechatronic components for vehicle interfaces, EV charging, and industrial applications; the AI data center networking and compute hardware buildout is a secondary rather than primary near-term earnings catalyst.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-6.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-2.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-2.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
10.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-9.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.7%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 24, 2026$0.01$-0.11+109.1%
Q4 2025Mar 5, 2026$-0.37$-0.26-42.3%
Q3 2025Dec 3, 2025$-0.19$-0.20+5.0%
Q2 2025Sep 9, 2025$-0.22$-0.21-4.8%
Next earningsTue, Sep 8·consensus EPS $-0.24

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q3 FY26$233.7M-2.6%14.1%-2.4%$-0.45$10.1M
Q2 FY26$246.9M-15.6%19.3%1.2%$-0.28$-11.6M
Q1 FY26$240.5M-7.0%18.1%0.5%$-0.29$18.0M
Q4 FY25$257.1M-7.3%7.6%-9.2%$-0.79$26.3M

Forward consensus

6-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$959.6M$945.9M – $969.0M-$1.21-$1.23 – -$1.192
FY26$959.6M$930.8M – $982.8M-$1.21-$1.25 – -$1.162
FY27$1.0B$1.0B – $1.1B-$0.47-$0.48 – -$0.462
FY27$951.9M$923.4M – $974.9M-$0.21-$0.22 – -$0.202
FY28$1.1B$1.1B – $1.1B$0.27$0.27 – $0.272
FY28$991.7M$962.0M – $1.0B$0.10-$0.51 – $0.702

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.67%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+19.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+78.0%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 34.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.8% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.475-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 15 other (12 awards · 3 inkinds) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 10 other (3 13Gs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 11-K · 1 10-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Why Methode Electronics Stock Jumped 40% Todayfool.com·22d agoMethode Electronics, Inc. (MEI) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·22d agoMethode (MEI) Reports Q4 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimateszacks.com·23d agoMethode Electronics, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Resultsglobenewswire.com·23d agoMethode (MEI) Stock Jumps 21.2%: Will It Continue to Soar?zacks.com·28d ago

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