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Bridgepoint Group (BPT) Competitors

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GBX 274.01 -4.99 (-1.79%)
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BPT vs. MRO, GPOR, KOS, DEC, IMO, GTE, STR, D4H, MUR, and RLD

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), Kosmos Energy (KOS), Diversified Energy (DEC), IMImobile (IMO), Gran Tierra Energy (GTE), Stride Gaming (STR), Downing FOUR VCT (D4H), Murgitroyd Group (MUR), and Richland Resources Ltd (RLD.L) (RLD). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.

Bridgepoint Group vs.

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% 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 -202.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Melrose Industries received 993 more outperform votes than Bridgepoint Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.60% of users gave Melrose Industries an outperform vote while only 80.00% of users gave Bridgepoint Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Bridgepoint GroupOutperform Votes
12
80.00%
Underperform Votes
3
20.00%
Melrose IndustriesOutperform Votes
1005
84.60%
Underperform Votes
183
15.40%

In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Melrose Industries and 1 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Melrose Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Melrose Industries
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Bridgepoint Group£272.35M8.31£45.58M£5.5049.78
Melrose Industries£3.41B1.72-£38.41M-£2.96-152.98

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 359.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.14%. Melrose Industries has a consensus price target of GBX 640, indicating a potential upside of 41.49%. Given Melrose Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Bridgepoint Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Melrose Industries
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group16.74% 6.10% 3.47%
Melrose Industries -1.13%-1.18%0.11%

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Melrose Industries on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BPT vs. The Competition

MetricBridgepoint GroupAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.26B£1.19B£5.31B£2.62B
Dividend Yield2.34%4.41%4.18%5.05%
P/E Ratio49.7821.9312.83129.34
Price / Sales8.312,357.191,721.67221,585.85
Price / Cash6.5760.4649.7128.03
Price / Book3.021.151.353.79
Net Income£45.58M£263.32M£1.22B£5.88B
7 Day Performance-6.32%0.12%0.53%0.62%
1 Month Performance8.30%18.09%11.29%22.12%
1 Year Performance16.74%2.19%13.09%120.95%

Bridgepoint Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BPT
Bridgepoint Group
2.6438 of 5 stars
GBX 274.01
-1.8%
GBX 359.33
+31.1%
+18.1%£2.26B£272.35M49.78391Gap Up
MRO
Melrose Industries
1.9725 of 5 stars
GBX 484.80
+0.6%
GBX 640
+32.0%
-24.9%£6.26B£3.41B-163.961,570
GPOR
Great Portland Estates
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.87B£100.70M124.66210News Coverage
Gap Up
KOS
Kosmos Energy
N/AGBX 151.30
+3.6%
N/A-74.6%£926.93M£2.32B4.25240Gap Down
DEC
Diversified Energy
N/AGBX 1,024
+1.1%
N/A-8.1%£653.02M£945.01M4.241,603Dividend Announcement
IMO
IMImobile
N/AN/AN/AN/A£490.40M£164.04M123.755,300
GTE
Gran Tierra Energy
N/AGBX 330
-1.5%
N/AN/A£150.56M£897.99M2.93340
STR
Stride Gaming
N/AN/AN/AN/A£112.95M£78.21M-25.2510
D4H
Downing FOUR VCT
N/AN/AN/AN/A£75.57MN/A950.004
MUR
Murgitroyd Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£62.37M£47.97M20.30690
RLD
Richland Resources Ltd (RLD.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£29.09M£19,000.00-2.602,730Gap Down

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This page (LON:BPT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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