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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts prefer MRO or BPT?

Melrose Industries currently has a consensus target price of GBX 655, suggesting a potential upside of 10.68%. Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 388, suggesting a potential upside of 28.22%. Given Bridgepoint Group's 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	2.17	-£38.41M	£0.25	2,405.69
Bridgepoint Group	£444.20M	5.62	£45.58M	£0.05	5,709.43

Which has more volatility and risk, MRO or BPT?

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

Does the media prefer 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 1.10 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MRO or BPT?

83.3% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Melrose Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

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.

Summary

Melrose Industries and Bridgepoint Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.