ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

RS Group (LON:RS1) and ME Group International (LON:MEGP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RS1 or MEGP?

78.1% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of RS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of ME Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, RS1 or MEGP?

RS Group has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ME Group International has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is RS1 or MEGP more profitable?

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.39% compared to RS Group's net margin of 6.24%. ME Group International's return on equity of 32.52% beat RS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RS Group	6.24%	12.99%	6.58%
ME Group International	17.39%	32.52%	14.55%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RS1 or MEGP?

RS Group received 3 more outperform votes than ME Group International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ME Group International an outperform vote while only 45.16% of users gave RS Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RS Group	Outperform Votes 14 45.16%	Underperform Votes 17 54.84%
ME Group International	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RS1 or MEGP?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS 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
RS Group	£2.91B	0.93	£181.90M	£38.70	14.91
ME Group International	£307.05M	2.33	£53.40M	£13.93	13.50

Do analysts rate RS1 or MEGP?

RS Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 840, suggesting a potential upside of 45.58%. ME Group International has a consensus price target of GBX 236, suggesting a potential upside of 25.53%. Given RS Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe RS Group is more favorable than ME Group International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
ME Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer RS1 or MEGP?

In the previous week, ME Group International had 1 more articles in the media than RS Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ME Group International and 1 mentions for RS Group. ME Group International's average media sentiment score of -0.10 beat RS Group's score of -0.49 indicating that ME Group International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
RS Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ME Group International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RS1 or MEGP a better dividend stock?

RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. RS Group pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ME Group International pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

ME Group International beats RS Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.