BPT vs. MRO, GPOR, KOS, DEC, IMO, GTE, STR, D4H, MUR, and RLD
Should you be buying Bridgepoint Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridgepoint Group include Melrose Industries (MRO), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Diversified Energy (DEC), IMImobile (IMO), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Stride Gaming (STR), Downing FOUR VCT (D4H), Murgitroyd Group (MUR), and Richland Resources Ltd (RLD.L) (RLD). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Bridgepoint Group vs. Its Competitors
Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Bridgepoint Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bridgepoint Group has a net margin of 16.74% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 6.10% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 10 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Melrose Industries and 2 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Melrose Industries' score of 0.19 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 371, suggesting a potential upside of 9.18%. Melrose Industries has a consensus target price of GBX 612, suggesting a potential upside of 6.84%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Melrose Industries.
20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Melrose Industries pays out -202.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Bridgepoint Group beats Melrose Industries on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BPT) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
