MobilityOne (MBO) Competitors

MobilityOne (LON:MBO) and Merit Group (LON:MRIT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor MBO or MRIT?

In the previous week, MobilityOne's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Merit Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MobilityOne	Neutral
Merit Group	Neutral

Is MBO or MRIT more profitable?

Merit Group has a net margin of 0.98% compared to MobilityOne's net margin of -1.34%. Merit Group's return on equity of 1.72% beat MobilityOne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MobilityOne	-1.34%	-127.34%	-9.97%
Merit Group	0.98%	1.72%	2.34%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MBO or MRIT?

Merit Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MobilityOne.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MobilityOne	£230.63M	0.00	-£3.08M	-£2.90	N/A
Merit Group	£19.89M	0.00	-£2.78M	£0.02	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, MBO or MRIT?

MobilityOne has a beta of 2.45, meaning that its stock price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Group has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its stock price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer MBO or MRIT?

Merit Group has a consensus price target of GBX 105, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MobilityOne	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Merit Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MBO or MRIT?

MobilityOne received 36 more outperform votes than Merit Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Merit Group an outperform vote while only 59.70% of users gave MobilityOne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MobilityOne	Outperform Votes 40 59.70%	Underperform Votes 27 40.30%
Merit Group	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MBO or MRIT?

18.3% of Merit Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 60.6% of MobilityOne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 67.6% of Merit Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Merit Group beats MobilityOne on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.