Martinrea International (MRE) Competitors

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

Is UNS or MRE more profitable?

Uni-Select has a net margin of 4.18% compared to Martinrea International's net margin of 2.65%. 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
Uni-Select	4.18%	13.61%	5.13%
Martinrea International	2.65%	9.43%	4.49%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNS or MRE?

50.2% of Uni-Select shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Martinrea International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Uni-Select shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Martinrea International shares are held by 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, UNS or MRE?

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, UNS or MRE?

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
Uni-Select	C$1.77B	0.00	C$74.01M	C$1.97	N/A
Martinrea International	C$5.30B	0.14	C$140.22M	C$1.81	5.45

Does the media prefer UNS or MRE?

In the previous week, Martinrea International had 26 more articles in the media than Uni-Select. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Martinrea International and 0 mentions for Uni-Select. Uni-Select's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Martinrea International's score of -0.56 indicating that Uni-Select is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Uni-Select	Neutral
Martinrea International	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UNS or MRE?

Uni-Select received 198 more outperform votes than Martinrea International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave Uni-Select an outperform vote while only 53.95% of users gave Martinrea International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Uni-Select	Outperform Votes 533 73.31%	Underperform Votes 194 26.69%
Martinrea International	Outperform Votes 335 53.95%	Underperform Votes 286 46.05%

Do analysts rate UNS or MRE?

Martinrea International has a consensus target price of C$15.75, indicating a potential upside of 59.57%. Given Martinrea International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Martinrea International is more favorable than Uni-Select.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uni-Select	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Martinrea International	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Uni-Select beats Martinrea International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.