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Macfarlane Group (MACF) Competitors

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GBX 117 +4.00 (+3.54%)
As of 07/4/2025

MACF vs. RM2, SYM, RBN, CRU, SKG, SMDS, RPC, DOCS, PPH, and MCS

Should 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), Symphony Environmental Technologies (SYM), Robinson (RBN), Coral Products (CRU), Smurfit Kappa Group (SKG), DS Smith (SMDS), RPC Group (RPC), Dr. Martens (DOCS), PPHE Hotel Group (PPH), and McCarthy & Stone (MCS).

Macfarlane Group vs. Its Competitors

RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (LON:RM2) and Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) are both small-cap packaging & containers industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

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 Ratio
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)£5.49M0.00N/A-£692.00N/A
Macfarlane Group£267.03M0.69£14.61M£9.3312.54

Macfarlane Group has a consensus target price of GBX 150, indicating a potential upside of 28.21%. Given Macfarlane Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Macfarlane Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

66.4% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.2% of Macfarlane Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)N/A N/A N/A
Macfarlane Group 5.47%12.67%6.12%

In the previous week, Macfarlane Group had 1 more articles in the media than RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Macfarlane Group and 0 mentions for RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L). Macfarlane Group's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Macfarlane Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Neutral
Macfarlane Group Neutral

Summary

Macfarlane Group beats RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MACF vs. The Competition

MetricMacfarlane GroupPackaging & Containers IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£184.99M£1.29B£3.34B£2.96B
Dividend Yield3.41%3.22%3.52%5.02%
P/E Ratio12.5410.4171.36147.85
Price / Sales0.6953.7171.00258,997.79
Price / Cash24.8429.4531.1627.97
Price / Book1.595.753.765.27
Net Income£14.61M£100.31M£262.42M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.85%0.18%0.63%1.04%
1 Month Performance-2.50%1.07%2.61%5.13%
1 Year PerformanceN/A10.30%2,642.49%80.73%

Macfarlane Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MACF
Macfarlane Group
3.2806 of 5 stars
GBX 117
+3.5%
GBX 150
+28.2%
-3.4%£184.99M£267.03M12.541,000
RM2
RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£28.89M£5.49M-0.0193Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SYM
Symphony Environmental Technologies
N/AGBX 10.17
-0.8%
N/A+382.1%£22.89M£6.87M-10.591,120Gap Up
High Trading Volume
RBN
Robinson
N/AGBX 128.40
+2.7%
N/A+22.1%£21.51M£52.46M39.76346Gap Up
CRU
Coral Products
N/AGBX 8.50
+3.0%
N/A-40.3%£7.57M£30.81M-8.33186Gap Up
SKG
Smurfit Kappa Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading Volume
SMDS
DS Smith
3.0851 of 5 stars
N/AGBX 515
+∞
N/A£8.06B£6.83B20.9029,519High Trading Volume
RPC
RPC Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£3.26B£3.87B14.76N/A
DOCS
Dr. Martens
3.0753 of 5 stars
GBX 74.60
+2.5%
GBX 6,000
+7,942.9%
+5.4%£724.19M£874.20M10.58890Dividend Cut
Gap Down
PPH
PPHE Hotel Group
0.8464 of 5 stars
GBX 1,594
+2.2%
GBX 758.50
-52.4%
+27.3%£668.65M£423.18M30.784,700High Trading Volume
MCS
McCarthy & Stone
N/AN/AN/AN/A£644.25M£621.43M21.397,500High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:MACF) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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