MPL vs. CKN, ICGC, OCN, GPH, FSJ, BMS, ROL, INCE, BMT, and BMTO
Should you be buying Mercantile Ports & Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercantile Ports & Logistics include Clarkson (CKN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Global Ports (GPH), James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Braemar (BMS), Rotala (ROL), The Ince Group (INCE), Braime Group (BMT), and Braime Group (BMTO). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Mercantile Ports & Logistics vs. Its Competitors
Mercantile Ports & Logistics (LON:MPL) and Clarkson (LON:CKN) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Mercantile Ports & Logistics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Clarkson'saverage media sentiment score.
Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.
Mercantile Ports & Logistics has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Clarkson has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Mercantile Ports & Logistics' net margin of 0.00%. Clarkson's return on equity of 17.96% beat Mercantile Ports & Logistics' return on equity.
Clarkson has a consensus price target of GBX 4,250, indicating a potential upside of 24.45%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.
27.4% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Clarkson shares are held by institutional investors. 60.2% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Clarkson shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Clarkson beats Mercantile Ports & Logistics on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:MPL) was last updated on 8/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
