Macfarlane Group (MACF) Competitors GBX 101 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/25/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MACF vs. RM2, SYM, RBN, CRU, SKG, SMDS, RPC, PDG, APGN, and AOShould 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), Pendragon (PDG), Applegreen (APGN), and AO World (AO). Macfarlane Group vs. Its Competitors RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Symphony Environmental Technologies Robinson Coral Products Smurfit Kappa Group DS Smith RPC Group Pendragon Applegreen AO World Macfarlane Group (LON:MACF) and RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) (LON:RM2) are both small-cap packaging & containers industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk. 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 Which has stronger earnings & 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£9.3310.83RM2 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 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 1.24 beat RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Macfarlane Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Macfarlane Group Positive RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) Neutral Do institutionals & 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 company 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. SummaryMacfarlane Group beats RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L) on 10 of the 10 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 MACF 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£159.69M£1.25B£3.54B£3.02BDividend Yield3.41%3.22%3.54%5.02%P/E Ratio10.8310.1270.70160.65Price / Sales0.6049.1470.79278,114.26Price / Cash24.8429.4531.1627.97Price / Book1.375.273.714.70Net Income£14.61M£100.31M£264.31M£5.90B7 Day Performance2.23%-0.87%0.85%0.40%1 Month Performance-14.04%-0.67%2.81%7.09%1 Year Performance-19.52%7.90%17.85%73.21% Macfarlane Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MACFMacfarlane GroupN/AGBX 101flatN/A-19.8%£159.69M£267.03M10.831,000Positive NewsRM2RM2 International S.A. (RM2.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£28.89M£5.49M-0.0193Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSYMSymphony Environmental TechnologiesN/AGBX 11.30-5.8%N/A+390.2%£25.44M£6.87M-11.761,120Gap DownRBNRobinsonN/AGBX 128.20-1.4%N/A+8.7%£21.48M£52.46M39.70346Trending NewsCRUCoral ProductsN/AGBX 10.09+0.9%N/A-23.2%£8.98M£30.81M-9.88186Gap UpSKGSmurfit Kappa GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£9.55B£11.27B1,474.1947,000High Trading VolumeSMDSDS Smith2.952 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/APDGPendragonN/AN/AN/AN/A£618.57M£3.86B1,185.005,334APGNApplegreenN/AN/AN/AN/A£598.53MN/A20.5011,145News CoverageAOAO WorldN/AGBX 96.20-0.3%N/A-17.0%£559.44M£1.03B21.942,921High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RM2 Competitors SYM Competitors RBN Competitors CRU Competitors SKG Competitors SMDS Competitors RPC Competitors PDG Competitors APGN Competitors AO 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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