MobilityOne (MBO) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MBO or MRIT?

Merit Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MobilityOne. MobilityOne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit 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
MobilityOne	£230.63M	0.01	-£3.08M	-£2.90	-0.46
Merit Group	£19.89M	0.00	-£2.78M	£0.02	N/A

Do analysts rate MBO or MRIT?

Merit Group has a consensus target price of GBX 105, indicating a potential upside of 0.00%. Given Merit Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Group is more favorable than MobilityOne.

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 media refer more to MBO or MRIT?

In the previous week, Merit Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat MobilityOne's score of -1.29 indicating that Merit Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MobilityOne	Negative
Merit Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and 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 insiders & institutionals believe in 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.

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%

Summary

Merit Group beats MobilityOne on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.