Martinrea International (MRE) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer MRE or UNS?

In the previous week, Martinrea International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Uni-Select'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Martinrea International	Neutral
Uni-Select	Neutral

Do analysts prefer MRE or UNS?

Martinrea International currently has a consensus target price of C$13.30, indicating a potential upside of 60.05%. Given Martinrea International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Martinrea International is more favorable than Uni-Select.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Martinrea International	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Uni-Select	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MRE or UNS?

Martinrea International has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-Select. Uni-Select 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	0.12	C$100.24M	C$1.34	6.19
Uni-Select	C$1.77B	0.00	C$74.01M	C$1.97	N/A

Is MRE or UNS more profitable?

Uni-Select has a net margin of 4.18% compared to Martinrea International's net margin of 1.95%. Uni-Select's return on equity of 13.61% beat Martinrea International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Martinrea International	1.95%	6.62%	4.49%
Uni-Select	4.18%	13.61%	5.13%

Which has more volatility & risk, MRE or UNS?

Martinrea International has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uni-Select has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRE or UNS?

Uni-Select received 196 more outperform votes than Martinrea International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave Uni-Select an outperform vote while only 53.92% of users gave Martinrea International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Martinrea International	Outperform Votes 337 53.92%	Underperform Votes 288 46.08%
Uni-Select	Outperform Votes 533 73.31%	Underperform Votes 194 26.69%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MRE or UNS?

16.6% of Martinrea International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Uni-Select shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Martinrea International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Uni-Select shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Uni-Select beats Martinrea International on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.