BPT vs. MRO, GPOR, TTE, DEC, KOS, IMO, STR, GTE, D4H, and MUR
Should you be buying Bridgepoint Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bridgepoint Group include Melrose Industries (MRO), Great Portland Estates (GPOR), TotalEnergies (TTE), Diversified Energy (DEC), Kosmos Energy (KOS), IMImobile (IMO), Stride Gaming (STR), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Downing FOUR VCT (D4H), and Murgitroyd Group (MUR). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Bridgepoint Group vs. Its Competitors
Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and earnings.
Bridgepoint Group has a net margin of 16.74% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 6.10% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.
In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Melrose Industries and 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 388, indicating a potential upside of 26.33%. Melrose Industries has a consensus price target of GBX 655, indicating a potential upside of 5.75%. Given Bridgepoint Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Melrose Industries.
Bridgepoint Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
35.9% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 173.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Melrose Industries pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Bridgepoint Group and Melrose Industries tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BPT) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
