Unite Group (UTG) Competitors

B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) and Unite Group (LON:UTG) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is BME or UTG more profitable?

Unite Group has a net margin of 76.10% compared to B&M European Value Retail's net margin of 6.69%. B&M European Value Retail's return on equity of 50.48% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B&M European Value Retail	6.69%	50.48%	10.58%
Unite Group	76.10%	6.72%	2.50%

Does the media prefer BME or UTG?

In the previous week, Unite Group had 1 more articles in the media than B&M European Value Retail. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Unite Group and 5 mentions for B&M European Value Retail. B&M European Value Retail's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Unite Group's score of 0.47 indicating that B&M European Value Retail is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B&M European Value Retail	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Unite Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BME or UTG?

B&M European Value Retail currently has a consensus price target of GBX 579.20, indicating a potential upside of 53.07%. Unite Group has a consensus price target of GBX 1,084.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.52%. Given B&M European Value Retail's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe B&M European Value Retail is more favorable than Unite Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B&M European Value Retail	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Unite Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BME or UTG?

B&M European Value Retail received 384 more outperform votes than Unite Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.17% of users gave B&M European Value Retail an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave Unite Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B&M European Value Retail	Outperform Votes 875 81.17%	Underperform Votes 203 18.83%
Unite Group	Outperform Votes 491 65.91%	Underperform Votes 254 34.09%

Is BME or UTG a better dividend stock?

B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. B&M European Value Retail pays out 4,166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Unite Group pays out 5,901.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BME or UTG?

59.9% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.1% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Unite Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BME or UTG?

B&M European Value Retail has higher revenue and earnings than Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite 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
B&M European Value Retail	£5.48B	0.69	£367M	£0.36	1,051.11
Unite Group	£358.10M	11.69	£272.50M	£0.61	1,404.92

Which has more volatility & risk, BME or UTG?

B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unite Group has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B&M European Value Retail beats Unite Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.