Bridgepoint Group (BPT) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MRO or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Melrose Industries	£3.45B	2.21	-£38.41M	£0.25	2,432.52
Bridgepoint Group	£444.20M	6.07	£45.58M	£0.05	6,166.04

Does the media favor MRO or BPT?

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 0.91 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is MRO or BPT a better dividend stock?

Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Melrose Industries pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is MRO or BPT more profitable?

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
Melrose Industries	-1.13%	-1.18%	0.11%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Do analysts rate MRO or BPT?

Melrose Industries currently has a consensus target price of GBX 612, indicating a potential upside of 2.27%. Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 388, indicating a potential upside of 18.73%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Melrose Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MRO or BPT?

83.3% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are held 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, MRO or BPT?

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

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Melrose Industries on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.