ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, RS1 or MEGP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RS Group	£2.90B	0.90	£181.90M	£0.33	1,720.00
ME Group International	£311.32M	2.29	£53.40M	£0.15	1,255.32

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

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

Is RS1 or MEGP 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
RS Group	6.24%	12.99%	6.58%
ME Group International	17.39%	32.52%	14.55%

Do analysts rate RS1 or MEGP?

RS Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 725, indicating a potential upside of 29.70%. ME Group International has a consensus price target of GBX 270, indicating a potential upside of 43.01%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ME Group International is more favorable than RS Group.

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

Is RS1 or MEGP a better dividend stock?

RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RS Group pays out 68.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ME Group International pays out 52.5% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, RS1 or MEGP?

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

Does the media refer more to RS1 or MEGP?

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 news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RS Group	Neutral
ME Group International	Positive

Summary

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