Martinrea International (MRE) Competitors

Martinrea International (TSE:MRE) and ABC Technologies (TSE:ABCT) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate MRE or ABCT?

Martinrea International currently has a consensus target price of C$12.10, suggesting a potential upside of 83.06%. Given Martinrea International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Martinrea International is more favorable than ABC Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Martinrea International	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
ABC Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MRE or ABCT more profitable?

Martinrea International has a net margin of 1.95% compared to ABC Technologies' net margin of -3.27%. Martinrea International's return on equity of 6.62% beat ABC Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Martinrea International	1.95%	6.62%	4.49%
ABC Technologies	-3.27%	-13.41%	2.89%

Does the media prefer MRE or ABCT?

In the previous week, ABC Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Martinrea International's score of -0.98 indicating that ABC Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Martinrea International	Negative
ABC Technologies	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRE or ABCT?

Martinrea International received 338 more outperform votes than ABC Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.82% of users gave Martinrea International an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave ABC Technologies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Martinrea International	Outperform Votes 338 53.82%	Underperform Votes 290 46.18%
ABC Technologies	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 19 100.00%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MRE or ABCT?

16.6% of Martinrea International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of ABC Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Martinrea International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.1% of ABC Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MRE or ABCT?

Martinrea International has higher revenue and earnings than ABC Technologies. ABC Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martinrea International, 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
Martinrea International	C$5.14B	0.10	C$100.24M	C$1.34	4.92
ABC Technologies	C$1.43B	0.00	-C$46.88M	-C$0.57	N/A

Is MRE or ABCT a better dividend stock?

Martinrea International pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ABC Technologies pays an annual dividend of C$0.15 per share. Martinrea International pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ABC Technologies pays out -26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk and volatility, MRE or ABCT?

Martinrea International has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ABC Technologies has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Martinrea International beats ABC Technologies on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.