ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer MEGP or RS1?

ME Group International presently has a consensus price target of GBX 236, indicating a potential upside of 11.85%. RS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 840, indicating a potential upside of 51.49%. Given RS Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe RS Group is more favorable than ME Group International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ME Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
RS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MEGP or RS1?

RS Group received 3 more outperform votes than ME Group International when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave ME Group International an outperform vote while only 45.16% of users gave RS Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ME Group International	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
RS Group	Outperform Votes 14 45.16%	Underperform Votes 17 54.84%

Does the media prefer MEGP or RS1?

In the previous week, RS Group had 4 more articles in the media than ME Group International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for RS Group and 0 mentions for ME Group International. ME Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat RS Group's score of 0.27 indicating that ME Group International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Positive
RS Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, MEGP or RS1?

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

Is MEGP or RS1 more profitable?

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 International	17.39%	32.52%	14.55%
RS Group	6.24%	12.99%	6.58%

Is MEGP or RS1 a better dividend stock?

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ME Group International pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RS Group pays out 56.9% 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. RS Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MEGP or RS1?

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. RS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ME Group International, 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
ME Group International	£307.05M	2.61	£53.40M	£13.93	15.15
RS Group	£2.91B	0.90	£181.90M	£38.70	14.33

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MEGP or RS1?

59.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.2% of ME Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of RS Group shares are owned by company 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

ME Group International beats RS Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.