ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to MEGP or ROR?

In the previous week, Rotork had 4 more articles in the media than ME Group International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rotork and 0 mentions for ME Group International. ME Group International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Rotork's score of 0.85 indicating that ME Group International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Positive
Rotork	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MEGP or ROR?

59.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Rotork shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.2% of ME Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Rotork shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, MEGP or ROR?

ME Group International has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rotork has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MEGP or ROR more profitable?

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.39% compared to Rotork's net margin of 15.98%. ME Group International's return on equity of 32.52% beat Rotork's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ME Group International	17.39%	32.52%	14.55%
Rotork	15.98%	19.42%	14.75%

Is MEGP or ROR a better dividend stock?

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Rotork pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. ME Group International pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rotork pays out 50.4% 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MEGP or ROR?

Rotork has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rotork, 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	2.47	£53.40M	£13.93	14.31
Rotork	£734.24M	3.99	£117.29M	£13.89	24.98

Do analysts prefer MEGP or ROR?

ME Group International presently has a consensus price target of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 35.49%. Rotork has a consensus price target of GBX 396.25, indicating a potential upside of 14.19%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ME Group International is more favorable than Rotork.

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
Rotork	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

ME Group International and Rotork tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.