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ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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GBX 188.60 -1.80 (-0.95%)
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MEGP vs. RS1, QQ, ULE, OLEE, AGK, SRP, GFTU, JLG, MGNS, and BCA

Should you be buying ME Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ME Group International include RS Group (RS1), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Ultra Electronics (ULE), Oleeo (OLEE), Aggreko (AGK), Serco Group (SRP), Grafton Group (GFTU), John Laing Group (JLG), Morgan Sindall Group (MGNS), and BCA Marketplace (BCA). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

ME Group International vs. Its Competitors

ME Group International (LON:MEGP) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

ME Group International has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RS Group has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

29.7% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of ME Group International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ME Group International£311.32M2.29£53.40M£0.151,253.99
RS Group£2.90B0.91£181.90M£0.331,726.15

In the previous week, ME Group International had 2 more articles in the media than RS Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for ME Group International and 0 mentions for RS Group. ME Group International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat RS Group's score of 0.15 indicating that ME Group International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ME Group International Positive
RS Group Neutral

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. ME Group International pays out 52.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. ME Group International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.39% compared to RS Group's net margin of 6.24%. ME Group International's return on equity of 32.52% beat RS Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ME Group International17.39% 32.52% 14.55%
RS Group 6.24%12.99%6.58%

ME Group International presently has a consensus target price of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 43.16%. RS Group has a consensus target price of GBX 725, indicating a potential upside of 29.23%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ME Group International is more favorable than RS Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ME Group International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
RS Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

ME Group International beats RS Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MEGP vs. The Competition

MetricME Group InternationalBusiness Equipment & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£712.32M£520.60M£7.84B£2.57B
Dividend Yield4.35%8.46%4.56%5.31%
P/E Ratio1,253.99627.02306.195,395.57
Price / Sales2.29114.55223.3297,515.32
Price / CashN/A151.7228.8627.93
Price / Book4.272.414.769.20
Net Income£53.40M£25.52M£800.31M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.15%0.32%1.32%0.74%
1 Month Performance-9.33%0.58%2.65%3.37%
1 Year Performance-1.46%-17.07%26.18%190.45%

ME Group International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MEGP
ME Group International
2.8722 of 5 stars
GBX 188.60
-0.9%
GBX 270
+43.2%
+0.4%£712.32M£311.32M1,253.991,183News Coverage
Positive News
RS1
RS Group
2.7699 of 5 stars
GBX 575
flat
GBX 725
+26.1%
-26.2%£2.69B£2.90B1,769.236,500
QQ
QinetiQ Group
2.6764 of 5 stars
GBX 484.40
-0.3%
GBX 558.33
+15.3%
+13.8%£2.67B£1.89B20.068,588News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Cut
High Trading Volume
ULE
Ultra Electronics
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.51B£850.70M3,723.404,531High Trading Volume
OLEE
Oleeo
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.25B£568.16M-898.88115Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AGK
Aggreko
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.23B£1.36B-19.996,000
SRP
Serco Group
2.1323 of 5 stars
GBX 220.40
-0.1%
GBX 252.67
+14.6%
+28.1%£2.22B£4.85B4,390.4450,000Positive News
GFTU
Grafton Group
1.8736 of 5 stars
GBX 892
+0.0%
GBX 1,100
+23.3%
-17.3%£2.07B£2.40B974.549,000Gap Down
JLG
John Laing Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.99B£25M-30.04156
MGNS
Morgan Sindall Group
2.444 of 5 stars
GBX 4,075.69
+0.5%
GBX 4,933.33
+21.0%
+42.9%£1.92B£4.70B1,311.357,700News Coverage
BCA
BCA Marketplace
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.85B£3.03B27.477,263

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This page (LON:MEGP) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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