Pod Point Group (PODP) Competitors

Marks Electrical Group (LON:MRK) and Pod Point Group (LON:PODP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MRK or PODP?

11.2% of Marks Electrical Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of Pod Point Group shares are held by institutional investors. 79.3% of Marks Electrical Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.6% of Pod Point Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor MRK or PODP?

In the previous week, Marks Electrical Group had 1 more articles in the media than Pod Point Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marks Electrical Group and 0 mentions for Pod Point Group. Marks Electrical Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pod Point Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marks Electrical Group	Neutral
Pod Point Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRK or PODP?

Marks Electrical Group received 11 more outperform votes than Pod Point Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.19% of users gave Marks Electrical Group an outperform vote while only 71.43% of users gave Pod Point Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marks Electrical Group	Outperform Votes 16 76.19%	Underperform Votes 5 23.81%
Pod Point Group	Outperform Votes 5 71.43%	Underperform Votes 2 28.57%

Do analysts rate MRK or PODP?

Marks Electrical Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 88.09%. Pod Point Group has a consensus price target of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 368.02%. Given Pod Point Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pod Point Group is more favorable than Marks Electrical Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marks Electrical Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pod Point Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MRK or PODP?

Marks Electrical Group has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pod Point Group has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MRK or PODP?

Marks Electrical Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pod Point Group.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marks Electrical Group	£114.26M	0.49	£4.29M	N/A	N/A
Pod Point Group	£61.23M	0.33	-£69.28M	-£0.44	-29.14

Is MRK or PODP more profitable?

Marks Electrical Group has a net margin of 0.37% compared to Pod Point Group's net margin of -113.15%. Marks Electrical Group's return on equity of 3.10% beat Pod Point Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marks Electrical Group	0.37%	3.10%	0.91%
Pod Point Group	-113.15%	-58.61%	-11.51%

Summary

Marks Electrical Group beats Pod Point Group on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.