MobilityOne (MBO) Competitors

Merit Group (LON:MRIT) and MobilityOne (LON:MBO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MRIT or MBO?

18.3% of Merit Group shares are held by institutional investors. 67.6% of Merit Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 60.6% of MobilityOne shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRIT or MBO?

MobilityOne received 36 more outperform votes than Merit Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Merit Group an outperform vote while only 59.70% of users gave MobilityOne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Merit Group	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
MobilityOne	Outperform Votes 40 59.70%	Underperform Votes 27 40.30%

Which has more volatility & risk, MRIT or MBO?

Merit Group has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MobilityOne has a beta of 2.45, suggesting that its stock price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MRIT or MBO?

In the previous week, Merit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled MobilityOne'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Merit Group	Neutral
MobilityOne	Neutral

Do analysts rate MRIT or MBO?

Merit Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 105, suggesting a potential upside of 418.52%. Given Merit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Merit Group is more favorable than MobilityOne.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Merit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MobilityOne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MRIT or MBO more profitable?

Merit Group has a net margin of 0.98% compared to MobilityOne's net margin of -1.34%. Merit Group's return on equity of 1.72% beat MobilityOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Merit Group	0.98%	1.72%	2.34%
MobilityOne	-1.34%	-127.34%	-9.97%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MRIT or MBO?

Merit Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MobilityOne. MobilityOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Group, 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
Merit Group	£19.89M	0.24	-£2.78M	£0.02	1,012.50
MobilityOne	£230.63M	0.00	-£3.08M	-£2.90	N/A

Summary

Merit Group beats MobilityOne on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.