MEGP vs. ROR, ULE, BAB, QQ, OLEE, AGK, BBY, JLG, BCA, and GFTU
Should you be buying ME Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ME Group International include Rotork (ROR), Ultra Electronics (ULE), Babcock International Group (BAB), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Oleeo (OLEE), Aggreko (AGK), Balfour Beatty (BBY), John Laing Group (JLG), BCA Marketplace (BCA), and Grafton Group (GFTU). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
ME Group International vs.
Rotork (LON:ROR) and ME Group International (LON:MEGP) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, ME Group International had 2 more articles in the media than Rotork. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ME Group International and 0 mentions for Rotork. ME Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Rotork's score of 0.00 indicating that ME Group International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
70.6% of Rotork shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of ME Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Rotork shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of ME Group International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ME Group International has a net margin of 17.39% compared to Rotork's net margin of 15.97%. ME Group International's return on equity of 34.00% beat Rotork's return on equity.
Rotork presently has a consensus price target of GBX 375, suggesting a potential upside of 14.68%. ME Group International has a consensus price target of GBX 236.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.08%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ME Group International is more favorable than Rotork.
Rotork has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rotork, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rotork has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ME Group International has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Rotork pays out 5,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ME Group International pays out 5,714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Rotork received 353 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 44.38% of users gave Rotork an outperform vote.
Summary
ME Group International beats Rotork on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MEGP) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
