B&M European Value Retail (BME) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, UTG or BME?

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

Is UTG or BME more profitable?

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 Group	79.68%	6.45%	2.50%
B&M European Value Retail	5.81%	43.85%	10.58%

Does the media refer more to UTG or BME?

In the previous week, B&M European Value Retail had 8 more articles in the media than Unite Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for B&M European Value Retail and 0 mentions for Unite Group. B&M European Value Retail's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Unite Group's score of -0.26 indicating that B&M European Value Retail is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Unite Group	Neutral
B&M European Value Retail	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in UTG or BME?

61.7% of Unite Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Unite Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of B&M European Value Retail shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is UTG or BME a better dividend stock?

Unite Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. B&M European Value Retail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Unite Group pays out 53.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B&M European Value Retail pays out 46.9% 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UTG or BME?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Unite Group	£321.50M	10.75	£299.23M	£0.70	1,014.71
B&M European Value Retail	£5.57B	0.44	£422.41M	£0.32	767.61

Do analysts prefer UTG or BME?

Unite Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,205, suggesting a potential upside of 70.62%. B&M European Value Retail has a consensus target price of GBX 380.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.88%. Given Unite Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Unite Group is more favorable than B&M European Value Retail.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Unite Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
B&M European Value Retail	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Summary

B&M European Value Retail beats Unite Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.