Merit Group (MRIT) Competitors GBX 37.50 -1.50 (-3.85%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsInsider Trades MRIT vs. TPX, KBT, MTEC, CSFS, WTG, GST, TIA, GRC, IDE, and MBOShould you be buying Merit Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merit Group include TPXimpact (TPX), K3 Business Technology Group (KBT), Made Tech Group (MTEC), Cornerstone FS (CSFS), Watchstone Group (WTG), GSTechnologies (GST), Tialis Essential IT (TIA), GRC International Group (GRC), IDE Group (IDE), and MobilityOne (MBO). These companies are all part of the "information technology services" industry. Merit Group vs. TPXimpact K3 Business Technology Group Made Tech Group Cornerstone FS Watchstone Group GSTechnologies Tialis Essential IT GRC International Group IDE Group MobilityOne TPXimpact (LON:TPX) and Merit Group (LON:MRIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TPX or MRIT? TPXimpact received 3 more outperform votes than Merit Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Merit Group an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave TPXimpact an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTPXimpactOutperform Votes650.00% Underperform Votes650.00% Merit GroupOutperform Votes3100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TPX or MRIT? 41.1% of TPXimpact shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of Merit Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.9% of TPXimpact shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 67.6% of Merit Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer TPX or MRIT? Merit Group has a consensus price target of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 220.00%. Given Merit Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Group is more favorable than TPXimpact.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TPXimpact 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/AMerit Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is TPX or MRIT more profitable? Merit Group has a net margin of 0.98% compared to TPXimpact's net margin of -24.17%. Merit Group's return on equity of 1.72% beat TPXimpact's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TPXimpact-24.17% -38.74% -4.19% Merit Group 0.98%1.72%2.34% Which has better earnings and valuation, TPX or MRIT? Merit Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TPXimpact. TPXimpact is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTPXimpact£84.27M0.37-£22.18M-£0.24-141.67Merit Group£19.89M0.45-£2.78M£0.021,875.00 Which has more volatility and risk, TPX or MRIT? TPXimpact has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Group has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor TPX or MRIT? In the previous week, TPXimpact had 1 more articles in the media than Merit Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for TPXimpact and 0 mentions for Merit Group. TPXimpact's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Merit Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment TPXimpact Neutral Merit Group Neutral SummaryMerit Group beats TPXimpact on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here Get Merit Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRIT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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 MRIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMerit GroupInformation Technology Services IndustryComputer SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£8.99M£2.32B£23.96B£1.55BDividend Yield4.76%3.24%2.74%11.36%P/E Ratio1,875.00155.64252.901,694.29Price / Sales0.45114.343,725.35224,516.63Price / Cash4.6819.0332.0435.51Price / Book0.282.776.972.85Net Income-£2.78M£92.97M£670.43M£143.73M7 Day Performance0.67%0.18%-0.31%0.11%1 Month Performance-41.41%1.01%0.66%-0.16%1 Year Performance-29.25%18.90%20.32%14.87% Merit Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRITMerit GroupN/AGBX 37.50-3.8%GBX 120+220.0%-29.0%£8.99M£19.89M1,875.001,042Gap UpTPXTPXimpactN/AGBX 32+3.2%N/A-10.5%£29.22M£84.27M-133.3312,000News CoverageGap UpKBTK3 Business Technology GroupN/AGBX 61-5.4%N/A-41.7%£27.27M£38.98M-1,220.00322Gap DownMTECMade Tech GroupN/AGBX 16.25+0.5%N/A+81.0%£24.26M£38.57M-812.50364CSFSCornerstone FSN/AGBX 40.46+9.4%N/A+192.7%£23.23M£6.53M-1,011.5034Gap UpWTGWatchstone GroupN/AGBX 40.22+18.3%N/AN/A£18.52M£7.34M2.4154Gap UpGSTGSTechnologiesN/AGBX 0.84+7.5%N/A+44.5%£16.63M£1.55M-3.3548Insider BuyingNews CoverageTIATialis Essential ITN/AGBX 43-7.5%N/A+10.7%£10.46M£21.56M-430.00290Gap DownGRCGRC International GroupN/AGBX 7.75flatN/AN/A£8.36M£14.95M-775.001,150IDEIDE GroupN/AGBX 72.50+3.6%N/A+0.0%£3.60M£13.64M-18.13237News CoverageMBOMobilityOneN/AGBX 2.65+6.0%N/A-52.7%£2.82M£230.63M-88.33110Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TPXimpact Competitors K3 Business Technology Group Competitors Made Tech Group Competitors Cornerstone FS Competitors Watchstone Group Competitors GSTechnologies Competitors Tialis Essential IT Competitors GRC International Group Competitors IDE Group Competitors MobilityOne 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:MRIT) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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