Macfarlane Group (MACF) Competitors GBX 101.50 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MACF vs. RM2, RBN, SYM, CRU, SKG, SMDS, RPC, MCS, PDG, and APGNShould you be buying Macfarlane Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Macfarlane Group include RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (RM2), Robinson (RBN), Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM), Coral Products (CRU), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), RPC Group (RPC), McCarthy & Stone (MCS), Pendragon (PDG), and Applegreen (APGN). Macfarlane Group vs. RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Robinson Symphony Environmental Technologies Coral Products Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith RPC Group McCarthy & Stone Pendragon Applegreen Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) and RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (LON:RM2) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MACF or RM2? Macfarlane Group and RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) both received 73 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 62.93% of users gave RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) an outperform vote while only 50.34% of users gave Macfarlane Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMacfarlane GroupOutperform Votes7350.34% Underperform Votes7249.66% RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)Outperform Votes7362.93% Underperform Votes4337.07% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MACF or RM2? Macfarlane Group has higher revenue and earnings than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Macfarlane Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMacfarlane Group£267.03M0.60£14.61M£9.3310.88RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)£5.49M0.00N/A-£692.00N/A Does the media favor MACF or RM2? In the previous week, Macfarlane Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Macfarlane Group Neutral RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Neutral Do analysts recommend MACF or RM2? Macfarlane Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 150, suggesting a potential upside of 47.78%. Given Macfarlane Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Macfarlane Group is more favorable than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L).Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Macfarlane Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MACF or RM2? 66.4% of Macfarlane Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.2% of Macfarlane Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MACF or RM2 more profitable? Macfarlane Group has a net margin of 5.47% compared to RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Macfarlane Group's return on equity of 12.67% beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Macfarlane Group5.47% 12.67% 6.12% RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) N/A N/A N/A SummaryMacfarlane Group beats RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Macfarlane Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MACF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MACF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMacfarlane GroupPackaging & Containers IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£160.48M£1.16B£3.21B£2.56BDividend Yield3.41%3.20%3.49%4.97%P/E Ratio10.889.7120.54132.50Price / Sales0.6032.2664.35227,865.53Price / Cash24.8429.4530.9428.11Price / Book1.382.233.424.54Net Income£14.61M£100.31M£262.00M£5.84B7 Day Performance0.50%3.12%1.93%3.31%1 Month Performance0.50%0.17%0.92%9.43%1 Year Performance-28.27%-1.31%1,675.04%114.47% Macfarlane Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MACFMacfarlane GroupN/AGBX 101.50flatGBX 150+47.8%-28.3%£160.48M£267.03M10.881,000RM2RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£28.89M£5.49M-0.0193Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeRBNRobinsonN/AGBX 115.25-1.9%N/A+30.3%£19.31M£52.46M35.69346Gap UpSYMSymphony Environmental TechnologiesN/AGBX 3.25+6.6%N/A-4.2%£7.32M£6.87M-3.381,120Gap UpCRUCoral ProductsN/AGBX 7.49+7.0%N/A-23.3%£6.67M£30.81M-7.34186High Trading VolumeSKGSmurfit Kappa Group1.7775 of 5 starsN/AGBX 4,200+∞N/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith2.3682 of 5 starsN/AGBX 515+∞N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading VolumeRPCRPC GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.26B£3.87B14.76N/AMCSMcCarthy & StoneN/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading VolumePDGPendragonN/AN/AN/AN/A£618.57M£3.86B1,185.005,334APGNApplegreenN/AN/AN/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RM2 Competitors RBN Competitors SYM Competitors CRU Competitors SKG Competitors SMDS Competitors RPC Competitors MCS Competitors PDG Competitors APGN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MACF) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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