Martinrea International (MRE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, UNS or MRE?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor UNS or MRE?

Uni-Select received 195 more outperform votes than Martinrea International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave Uni-Select an outperform vote while only 53.82% 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 338 53.82%	Underperform Votes 290 46.18%

Do analysts prefer UNS or MRE?

Martinrea International has a consensus target price of C$12.10, indicating a potential upside of 61.76%. Given Martinrea International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is UNS or MRE 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
Uni-Select	4.18%	13.61%	5.13%
Martinrea International	1.95%	6.62%	4.49%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$5.14B	0.11	C$100.24M	C$1.34	5.57

Does the media prefer UNS or MRE?

In the previous week, Martinrea International had 6 more articles in the media than Uni-Select. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Martinrea International and 0 mentions for Uni-Select. Martinrea International's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Uni-Select's score of 0.00 indicating that Martinrea International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Uni-Select	Neutral
Martinrea International	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Martinrea International shares are held by company 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.

Summary

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