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GBX 213.18 +0.18 (+0.08%)
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MEGP vs. RS1, ROR, BBY, ULE, QQ, OLEE, AGK, WIZZ, GFTU, and JLG

Should you be buying ME Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ME Group International include RS Group (RS1), Rotork (ROR), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Ultra Electronics (ULE), QinetiQ Group (QQ), Oleeo (OLEE), Aggreko (AGK), Wizz Air (WIZZ), Grafton Group (GFTU), and John Laing Group (JLG). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

ME Group International vs.

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.

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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ME Group InternationalOutperform Votes
11
100.00%
Underperform Votes
No Votes
RS GroupOutperform Votes
14
45.16%
Underperform Votes
17
54.84%

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

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.

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 International17.39% 32.52% 14.55%
RS Group 6.24%12.99%6.58%

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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ME Group International£307.05M2.61£53.40M£13.9315.15
RS Group£2.91B0.90£181.90M£38.7014.33

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.

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MEGP vs. The Competition

MetricME Group InternationalBusiness Equipment & Supplies IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£802.05M£639.10M£7.63B£2.63B
Dividend Yield3.42%8.00%4.58%5.05%
P/E Ratio15.157.6123.15131.94
Price / Sales2.61130.8290.79224,643.37
Price / CashN/A151.7226.9428.03
Price / Book4.782.793.973.80
Net Income£53.40M£25.52M£807.24M£5.88B
7 Day Performance1.20%-2.84%0.11%0.37%
1 Month Performance6.86%2.47%10.56%21.42%
1 Year Performance28.82%-1.49%26.17%129.67%

ME Group International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MEGP
ME Group International
2.0536 of 5 stars
GBX 213.18
+0.1%
GBX 236
+10.7%
+28.3%£810.34M£307.05M15.311,183
RS1
RS Group
3.1272 of 5 stars
GBX 602
+2.5%
GBX 840
+39.5%
-30.1%£2.84B£2.91B15.566,500News Coverage
Earnings Report
ROR
Rotork
2.1565 of 5 stars
GBX 315.29
+0.8%
GBX 380
+20.5%
-9.8%£2.66B£734.24M22.703,342News Coverage
Gap Down
BBY
Balfour Beatty
1.2091 of 5 stars
GBX 498.80
+1.0%
GBX 542.50
+8.8%
+36.4%£2.54B£7.72B11.65105,000News Coverage
ULE
Ultra Electronics
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.51B£850.70M3,723.404,531High Trading Volume
QQ
QinetiQ Group
2.7106 of 5 stars
GBX 434.40
+1.2%
GBX 533.75
+22.9%
+18.2%£2.40B£1.89B17.998,588News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
OLEE
Oleeo
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.25B£568.16M-898.88115Gap Up
High Trading Volume
AGK
Aggreko
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.23B£1.36B-19.996,000
WIZZ
Wizz Air
3.7974 of 5 stars
GBX 1,652.75
-1.0%
GBX 2,400
+45.2%
-19.4%£2.03B£6.06B6.897,389
GFTU
Grafton Group
2.8306 of 5 stars
GBX 1,034.20
+1.3%
GBX 1,100
+6.4%
+0.6%£2.03B£2.21B15.869,000Positive News
JLG
John Laing Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.99B£25M-30.04156

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This page (LON:MEGP) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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