Macfarlane Group (MACF) Competitors GBX 105.02 +0.02 (+0.02%) (As of 10:11 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades MACF vs. RM2, RBN, SYM, CRU, SKG, SMDS, RPC, MCS, PDG, and THGShould 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), Robinson (RBN), Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM), Coral Products (CRU), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), RPC Group (RPC), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Pendragon (PDG), and THG (THG). Macfarlane Group vs. RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Robinson Symphony Environmental Technologies Coral Products Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith RPC Group McCarthy & Stone Pendragon THG Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) and RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (LON:RM2) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and community ranking. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MACF or RM2? 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 RatioMacfarlane Group£268.70M0.65£14.70M£0.091,212.22RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)£5.49M5.27N/A-£692.00-0.01 Is MACF or RM2 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 12.87% beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Macfarlane Group5.47% 12.87% 6.12% RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) N/A N/A N/A Do analysts rate MACF or RM2? Macfarlane Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 37.49%. Given Macfarlane Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Macfarlane Group is more favorable than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Macfarlane Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MACF or RM2? Macfarlane Group and RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) both received 73 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 62.93% of users gave RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) an outperform vote while only 50.69% of users gave Macfarlane Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMacfarlane GroupOutperform Votes7350.69% Underperform Votes7149.31% RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)Outperform Votes7362.93% Underperform Votes4337.07% Does the media refer more to MACF or RM2? In the previous week, Macfarlane Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Macfarlane Group Neutral RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MACF or RM2? 66.4% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMacfarlane Group beats RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£174.12M£2.21B£2.36B£1.38BDividend Yield3.30%3.24%4.38%11.73%P/E Ratio1,212.22258.04384.071,551.40Price / Sales0.6598.44360.04212,370.00Price / Cash24.8424.7325.1632.93Price / Book1.471.293.092.80Net Income£14.70M£165.26M£257.93M£152.70M7 Day Performance0.09%-0.39%-0.92%-0.43%1 Month Performance-3.88%-0.10%-2.72%7.18%1 Year Performance-2.15%14.76%11.85%91.53% Macfarlane Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MACFMacfarlane GroupN/AGBX 105.02+0.0%GBX 150+42.8%-5.0%£167.61M£268.70M1,166.891,000RM2RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)N/AGBX 8.50flatN/AN/A£28.89M£5.49M-0.0193Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeRBNRobinsonN/AGBX 101-3.8%N/A+18.3%£16.92M£52.46M3,548.33346SYMSymphony Environmental TechnologiesN/AGBX 3.30+1.5%N/A-27.1%£7.43M£6.21M-325.001,120Gap DownCRUCoral ProductsN/AGBX 7.44+0.5%N/A-39.1%£6.62M£30.99M-744.00186Dividend CutSKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.0553 of 5 starsGBX 3,656+3.5%GBX 4,200+14.9%+35.4%£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith1.0366 of 5 starsGBX 578+0.6%GBX 413.75-28.4%+101.6%£7.98B£6.82B2,051.7929,519RPCRPC GroupN/AGBX 792.60+0.1%N/AN/A£3.26B£3.87B14.76N/AMCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AGBX 119.80flatN/A+0.0%£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumePDGPendragonN/AGBX 35.55+0.1%N/A+11.1%£618.57M£3.86B1,185.005,334THGTHG2.0289 of 5 starsGBX 39.64-0.7%GBX 64.25+62.1%-49.4%£606.49M£2.01B-234.717,291 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RM2 Competitors RBN Competitors SYM Competitors CRU Competitors SKG Competitors SMDS Competitors RPC Competitors MCS Competitors PDG Competitors THG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:MACF) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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