IMI (IMI) Competitors

IMI (LON:IMI) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts rate IMI or MRO?

IMI currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,983.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.65%. Melrose Industries has a consensus target price of GBX 587.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.02%. Given Melrose Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than IMI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IMI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to IMI or MRO?

In the previous week, IMI had 17 more articles in the media than Melrose Industries. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for IMI and 0 mentions for Melrose Industries. IMI's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Melrose Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that IMI is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IMI	Neutral
Melrose Industries	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IMI or MRO?

IMI has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMI, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IMI	£2.21B	1.99	£253.30M	£0.97	1,768.04
Melrose Industries	£3.46B	1.83	-£39M	-£0.03	-16,316.67

Is IMI or MRO more profitable?

IMI has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. IMI's return on equity of 25.16% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IMI	11.46%	25.16%	9.55%
Melrose Industries	-1.13%	-1.16%	0.11%

Is IMI or MRO a better dividend stock?

IMI pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. IMI pays out 2,989.7% 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 -20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IMI or MRO?

77.1% of IMI shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of IMI shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, IMI or MRO?

IMI has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IMI or MRO?

Melrose Industries received 436 more outperform votes than IMI when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.56% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 59.58% of users gave IMI an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IMI	Outperform Votes 566 59.58%	Underperform Votes 384 40.42%
Melrose Industries	Outperform Votes 1002 84.56%	Underperform Votes 183 15.44%

Summary

IMI beats Melrose Industries on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.