ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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

Is MEGP or IDS a better dividend stock?

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. International Distributions Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. ME Group International pays out 57.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Distributions Services pays out 35.4% 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.

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

59.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.2% of ME Group International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MEGP or IDS?

International Distributions Services has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Distributions Services, 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	2.83	£53.40M	£13.93	16.41
International Distributions Services	£12.69B	0.27	£54.04M	£5.64	63.63

Do analysts recommend MEGP or IDS?

ME Group International currently has a consensus price target of GBX 247.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.39%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe ME Group International is more favorable than International Distributions Services.

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
International Distributions Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MEGP or IDS more profitable?

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.39% compared to International Distributions Services' net margin of 0.43%. ME Group International's return on equity of 32.52% beat International Distributions Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ME Group International	17.39%	32.52%	14.55%
International Distributions Services	0.43%	1.64%	1.97%

Does the media refer more to MEGP or IDS?

In the previous week, ME Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat International Distributions Services' score of -0.48 indicating that ME Group International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Neutral
International Distributions Services	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, MEGP or IDS?

ME Group International has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Distributions Services has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ME Group International beats International Distributions Services on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.