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B&M European Value Retail (BME) Competitors

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GBX 259.90 -4.60 (-1.74%)
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BME vs. UTG, ETO, PFD, GLO, BRW, BOE, TRY, GLV, USA, and NUM

Should you be buying B&M European Value Retail stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of B&M European Value Retail include Unite Group (UTG), Entertainment One (ETO), Premier Foods (PFD), ContourGlobal (GLO), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), Boeing (BOE), TR Property Investment Trust (TRY), Glenveagh Properties (GLV), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), and Numis (NUM). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

B&M European Value Retail vs. Its Competitors

Unite Group (LON:UTG) and B&M European Value Retail (LON:BME) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

B&M European Value Retail has higher revenue and earnings than Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unite Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Unite Group£375.54M10.36£299.23M£62.0912.92
B&M European Value Retail£7.27B0.36£422.41M£41.816.22

In the previous week, B&M European Value Retail had 1 more articles in the media than Unite Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for B&M European Value Retail and 1 mentions for Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Unite Group's score of 0.00 indicating that B&M European Value Retail is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Unite Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
B&M European Value Retail
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

81.1% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Unite Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned 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.

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Unite Group pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B&M European Value Retail pays out 35.9% 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. B&M European Value Retail is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Unite Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,076, suggesting a potential upside of 34.16%. B&M European Value Retail has a consensus price target of GBX 457.75, suggesting a potential upside of 76.13%. Given B&M European Value Retail's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe B&M European Value Retail is more favorable than Unite Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Unite Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
B&M European Value Retail
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.59

Unite Group has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B&M European Value Retail has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Unite Group has a net margin of 79.68% compared to B&M European Value Retail's net margin of 5.81%. B&M European Value Retail's return on equity of 43.85% beat Unite Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Unite Group79.68% 6.45% 2.50%
B&M European Value Retail 5.81%43.85%10.58%

Summary

B&M European Value Retail beats Unite Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BME vs. The Competition

MetricB&M European Value RetailDiscount Stores IndustryDefensive SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.62B£27.57B£6.90B£3.00B
Dividend Yield9.28%2.62%3.16%5.02%
P/E Ratio6.2217.5413.14150.91
Price / Sales0.3622.3396.91314,545.51
Price / Cash18.38179.92144.7427.97
Price / Book2.6322.534.264.59
Net Income£422.41M£752.08M£999.43M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-6.61%-0.13%-0.48%4.79%
1 Month Performance-1.88%0.26%-1.33%8.35%
1 Year Performance-41.63%8.35%67.18%79.51%

B&M European Value Retail Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BME
B&M European Value Retail
3.5358 of 5 stars
GBX 259.90
-1.7%
GBX 457.75
+76.1%
-40.0%£2.62B£7.27B6.2239,484Positive News
UTG
Unite Group
2.6251 of 5 stars
GBX 847.50
-1.2%
GBX 1,076
+27.0%
-12.2%£4.11B£375.54M13.651,801
ETO
Entertainment One
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.78B£928.60M-123.781,259
PFD
Premier Foods
N/AGBX 199.40
-0.1%
GBX 240
+20.4%
+15.5%£1.72B£1.14B15.274,000
GLO
ContourGlobal
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£2.57B1,091.301,518High Trading Volume
BRW
Brewin Dolphin
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.56B£415.46M3,029.412,186
BOE
Boeing
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.32B£70.54B-30.77156,000Gap Up
TRY
TR Property Investment Trust
N/AGBX 334.12
+0.6%
N/A-0.9%£1.06B£311.14M3.7426
GLV
Glenveagh Properties
N/AGBX 1.72
-1.0%
N/A+38.1%£954.36M£41.75B21.86502Gap Down
USA
Baillie Gifford US Growth
N/AGBX 247.50
flat
N/A+23.6%£706.33M£89.99M8.40N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
NUM
Numis
N/AN/AN/AN/A£377.30M£130.31M17,150.00220

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This page (LON:BME) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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