MEGP vs. QQ, ROR, RS1, BBY, ULE, OLEE, AGK, GFTU, JLG, and SRP
Should you be buying ME Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ME Group International include QinetiQ Group (QQ), Rotork (ROR), RS Group (RS1), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Ultra Electronics (ULE), Oleeo (OLEE), Aggreko (AGK), Grafton Group (GFTU), John Laing Group (JLG), and Serco Group (SRP). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
ME Group International vs. Its Competitors
QinetiQ Group (LON:QQ) and ME Group International (LON:MEGP) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
59.5% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.1% of QinetiQ Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.2% of ME Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
QinetiQ Group has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QinetiQ Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
QinetiQ Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 558.33, indicating a potential upside of 8.20%. ME Group International has a consensus price target of GBX 247.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.46%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ME Group International is more favorable than QinetiQ Group.
In the previous week, QinetiQ Group had 7 more articles in the media than ME Group International. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for QinetiQ Group and 0 mentions for ME Group International. QinetiQ Group's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat ME Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that QinetiQ Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
QinetiQ Group has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ME Group International has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
QinetiQ Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. QinetiQ Group pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ME Group International pays out 57.4% 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.
ME Group International has a net margin of 17.39% compared to QinetiQ Group's net margin of 7.03%. ME Group International's return on equity of 32.52% beat QinetiQ Group's return on equity.
QinetiQ Group received 373 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 54.46% of users gave QinetiQ Group an outperform vote.
Summary
ME Group International beats QinetiQ Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MEGP) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
