M.P. Evans Group (MPE) Competitors

Total Produce (LON:TOT) and M.P. Evans Group (LON:MPE) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer TOT or MPE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Total Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
M.P. Evans Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has better earnings & valuation, TOT or MPE?

M.P. Evans Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Total Produce. Total Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M.P. Evans 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
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.17	N/A	£8.80	18.75
M.P. Evans Group	£307.37M	1.48	£52.49M	£0.77	1,116.88

Does the media favor TOT or MPE?

In the previous week, Total Produce had 4 more articles in the media than M.P. Evans Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Total Produce and 4 mentions for M.P. Evans Group. Total Produce's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat M.P. Evans Group's score of 0.18 indicating that M.P. Evans Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Total Produce	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
M.P. Evans Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TOT or MPE a better dividend stock?

Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. M.P. Evans Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Total Produce pays out 0.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M.P. Evans Group pays out 5,844.2% 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 TOT or MPE?

26.3% of M.P. Evans Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.0% of M.P. Evans Group 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TOT or MPE?

M.P. Evans Group received 173 more outperform votes than Total Produce when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 83.56% of users gave M.P. Evans Group an outperform vote while only 58.68% of users gave Total Produce an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Total Produce	Outperform Votes 71 58.68%	Underperform Votes 50 41.32%
M.P. Evans Group	Outperform Votes 244 83.56%	Underperform Votes 48 16.44%

Is TOT or MPE more profitable?

M.P. Evans Group has a net margin of 17.08% compared to M.P. Evans Group's net margin of 0.00%. Total Produce's return on equity of 11.35% beat M.P. Evans Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A
M.P. Evans Group	17.08%	11.35%	7.87%

Summary

M.P. Evans Group beats Total Produce on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.