Macfarlane Group (MACF) Competitors GBX 99.60 +0.20 (+0.20%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MACF vs. RM2, SYM, RBN, CRU, SKG, SMDS, RPC, PDG, APGN, and TRSShould you be buying Macfarlane Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Macfarlane Group include RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (RM2), Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM), Robinson (RBN), Coral Products (CRU), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), RPC Group (RPC), Pendragon (PDG), Applegreen (APGN), and Tarsus Group (TRS). Macfarlane Group vs. Its Competitors RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Symphony Environmental Technologies Robinson Coral Products Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith RPC Group Pendragon Applegreen Tarsus Group RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (LON:RM2) and Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) are both small-cap packaging & containers industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and dividends. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RM2 or MACF? Macfarlane Group has higher revenue and earnings than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Macfarlane Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)£5.49M0.00N/A-£692.00N/AMacfarlane Group£267.03M0.59£14.61M£9.3310.68 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RM2 or MACF? 66.4% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RM2 or MACF more profitable? Macfarlane Group has a net margin of 5.47% compared to RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Macfarlane Group's return on equity of 12.67% beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)N/A N/A N/A Macfarlane Group 5.47%12.67%6.12% Does the media favor RM2 or MACF? In the previous week, Macfarlane Group had 2 more articles in the media than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Macfarlane Group and 0 mentions for RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). Macfarlane Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Macfarlane Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Neutral Macfarlane Group Positive SummaryMacfarlane Group beats RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Macfarlane Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MACF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MACF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MACF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMacfarlane GroupPackaging & Containers IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£157.48M£1.22B£3.39B£3.03BDividend Yield3.41%3.22%3.55%5.02%P/E Ratio10.6810.0968.62176.75Price / Sales0.5953.3470.05264,362.43Price / Cash24.8429.4531.1627.97Price / Book1.355.963.704.53Net Income£14.61M£100.31M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.39%-1.21%-2.03%12.58%1 Month Performance-13.77%-1.92%-0.24%6.10%1 Year Performance-20.00%10.21%1,793.69%71.59% Macfarlane Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MACFMacfarlane GroupN/AGBX 99.60+0.2%N/A-21.6%£157.48M£267.03M10.681,000Positive NewsRM2RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£28.89M£5.49M-0.0193Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSYMSymphony Environmental TechnologiesN/AGBX 12.47+6.1%N/A+472.9%£28.07M£6.87M-12.981,120Gap UpRBNRobinsonN/AGBX 125-3.8%N/A+18.6%£20.94M£52.46M38.71346Trending NewsGap DownCRUCoral ProductsN/AGBX 9.75-2.5%N/A-17.3%£8.68M£30.81M-9.55186Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSKGSmurfit Kappa Group0.1571 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith2.9231 of 5 starsN/AGBX 515+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeRPCRPC GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.26B£3.87B14.76N/APDGPendragonN/AN/AN/AN/A£618.57M£3.86B1,185.005,334APGNApplegreenN/AN/AN/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145News CoverageTRSTarsus GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£549.84M£99.73M45.593,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RM2 Competitors SYM Competitors RBN Competitors CRU Competitors SKG Competitors SMDS Competitors RPC Competitors PDG Competitors APGN Competitors TRS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MACF) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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