ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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MEGP vs. GFTU, HILS, JLG, BCA, and KLR

Should you buy ME Group International stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ME Group International with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ME Group International include Grafton Group (GFTU), Hill & Smith (HILS), John Laing Group (JLG), BCA Marketplace (BCA), and Keller Group (KLR). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.

How does ME Group International compare to Grafton Group?

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

33.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Grafton Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of ME Group International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of Grafton Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Grafton Group had 3 more articles in the media than ME Group International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Grafton Group and 0 mentions for ME Group International. Grafton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat ME Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Grafton Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Neutral
Grafton Group	Positive

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Grafton Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ME Group International pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Grafton Group pays out 33.3% 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 17.94% compared to Grafton Group's net margin of 5.42%. ME Group International's return on equity of 27.72% beat Grafton Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ME Group International	17.94%	27.72%	14.55%
Grafton Group	5.42%	8.38%	3.60%

Grafton Group has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. Grafton 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ME Group International	£315.39M	1.70	£53.40M	£14.91	9.58
Grafton Group	£2.52B	0.74	£127.90M	£91.53	8.83

ME Group International has a beta of 0.477, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Grafton Group has a beta of 1.081, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

ME Group International presently has a consensus target price of GBX 248.33, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Grafton Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,149, indicating a potential upside of 42.13%. Given ME Group International's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ME Group International is more favorable than Grafton Group.

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
Grafton Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

ME Group International beats Grafton Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ME Group International compare to Hill & Smith?

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

ME Group International currently has a consensus target price of GBX 248.33, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Hill & Smith has a consensus target price of GBX 2,813.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe ME Group International is more favorable than Hill & Smith.

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
Hill & Smith	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Hill & Smith pays an annual dividend of GBX 50.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. ME Group International pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hill & Smith pays out 49.7% 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.

33.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of ME Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Hill & Smith shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Hill & Smith had 5 more articles in the media than ME Group International. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Hill & Smith and 0 mentions for ME Group International. Hill & Smith's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat ME Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Hill & Smith is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Neutral
Hill & Smith	Positive

ME Group International has a beta of 0.477, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hill & Smith has a beta of 1.288, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Hill & Smith has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hill & Smith, 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	£315.39M	1.70	£53.40M	£14.91	9.58
Hill & Smith	£868.80M	2.31	£77.07M	£101.60	25.15

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.94% compared to Hill & Smith's net margin of 9.50%. ME Group International's return on equity of 27.72% beat Hill & Smith's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ME Group International	17.94%	27.72%	14.55%
Hill & Smith	9.50%	17.34%	10.01%

Summary

Hill & Smith beats ME Group International on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ME Group International compare to John Laing Group?

John Laing Group (LON:JLG) and ME Group International (LON:MEGP) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

ME Group International has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ME Group International is more favorable than John Laing Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Laing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
ME Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

ME Group International has higher revenue and earnings than John Laing Group. John Laing 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Laing Group	£25M	0.00	N/A	-£13.40	N/A
ME Group International	£315.39M	1.70	£53.40M	£14.91	9.58

In the previous week, John Laing Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ME Group International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Laing Group	Neutral
ME Group International	Neutral

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.94% compared to John Laing Group's net margin of 0.00%. ME Group International's return on equity of 27.72% beat John Laing Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Laing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
ME Group International	17.94%	27.72%	14.55%

John Laing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. John Laing Group pays out -0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ME Group International pays out 55.7% 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.

33.1% of ME Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 48.5% of ME Group International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ME Group International beats John Laing Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ME Group International compare to BCA Marketplace?

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

ME Group International presently has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ME Group International is more favorable than BCA Marketplace.

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
BCA Marketplace	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

ME Group International has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BCA Marketplace. BCA Marketplace 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ME Group International	£315.39M	1.70	£53.40M	£14.91	9.58
BCA Marketplace	£3.03B	0.00	N/A	£8.60	N/A

In the previous week, ME Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BCA Marketplace'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Neutral
BCA Marketplace	Neutral

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.94% compared to BCA Marketplace's net margin of 0.00%. ME Group International's return on equity of 27.72% beat BCA Marketplace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ME Group International	17.94%	27.72%	14.55%
BCA Marketplace	N/A	N/A	N/A

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. BCA Marketplace pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share. ME Group International pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCA Marketplace pays out 1.2% 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.

33.1% of ME Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 48.5% of ME Group International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ME Group International beats BCA Marketplace on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ME Group International compare to Keller Group?

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

ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Keller Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 51.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. ME Group International pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Keller Group pays out 25.9% 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.

ME Group International has a beta of 0.477, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Keller Group has a beta of 1.029, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Keller Group had 2 more articles in the media than ME Group International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Keller Group and 0 mentions for ME Group International. Keller Group's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat ME Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Keller Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ME Group International	Neutral
Keller Group	Positive

33.1% of ME Group International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.6% of Keller Group shares are held by institutional investors. 48.5% of ME Group International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Keller Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ME Group International has a net margin of 17.94% compared to Keller Group's net margin of 4.62%. ME Group International's return on equity of 27.72% beat Keller Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ME Group International	17.94%	27.72%	14.55%
Keller Group	4.62%	23.46%	7.80%

ME Group International presently has a consensus price target of GBX 248.33, indicating a potential upside of 73.86%. Keller Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,155, indicating a potential downside of 6.40%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ME Group International is more favorable than Keller Group.

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
Keller Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Keller Group has higher revenue and earnings than ME Group International. ME Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Keller 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
ME Group International	£315.39M	1.70	£53.40M	£14.91	9.58
Keller Group	£3.09B	0.51	£126.69M	£198.70	11.59

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MEGP vs. The Competition

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Metric	ME Group International	Business Equipment & Supplies Industry	Industrials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£537.65M	£352.88M	£9.27B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	6.41%	14.63%	3.57%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	9.58	4.82	25.13	365.90
Price / Sales	1.70	85.31	4,994.60	88,017.01
Price / Cash	N/A	151.72	27.99	27.89
Price / Book	3.23	1.83	4.85	7.74
Net Income	£53.40M	£25.52M	£792.39M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	4.11%	0.06%	2,644.75%	0.27%
1 Month Performance	-3.91%	-4.22%	2.51%	2.05%
1 Year Performance	-31.16%	-33.67%	36.90%	86.43%

ME Group International Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MEGP ME Group International	N/A	GBX 142.84 -0.9%	GBX 248.33 +73.9%	-30.6%	£537.65M	£315.39M	9.58	1,183
GFTU Grafton Group	3.9236 of 5 stars	GBX 891.27 +0.7%	GBX 1,149 +28.9%	-16.4%	£2.07B	£2.52B	9.74	9,000
HILS Hill & Smith	2.5501 of 5 stars	GBX 2,599.77 -0.4%	GBX 2,813.33 +8.2%	+34.9%	£2.04B	£868.80M	25.59	4,336	High Trading Volume
JLG John Laing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.99B	£25M	N/A	156
BCA BCA Marketplace	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.85B	£3.03B	27.47	7,263

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ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

MEGP vs. GFTU, HILS, JLG, BCA, and KLR

How does ME Group International compare to Grafton Group?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MEGP or GFTU?

Does the media favor MEGP or GFTU?

Is MEGP or GFTU a better dividend stock?

Is MEGP or GFTU more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MEGP or GFTU?

Which has more volatility & risk, MEGP or GFTU?

Do analysts rate MEGP or GFTU?

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How does ME Group International compare to Hill & Smith?

Do analysts recommend MEGP or HILS?

Is MEGP or HILS a better dividend stock?

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

Does the media prefer MEGP or HILS?

Which has more risk & volatility, MEGP or HILS?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MEGP or HILS?

Is MEGP or HILS more profitable?

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How does ME Group International compare to John Laing Group?

Do analysts prefer JLG or MEGP?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, JLG or MEGP?

Does the media refer more to JLG or MEGP?

Is JLG or MEGP more profitable?

Is JLG or MEGP a better dividend stock?

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

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How does ME Group International compare to BCA Marketplace?

Do analysts recommend MEGP or BCA?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MEGP or BCA?

Does the media refer more to MEGP or BCA?

Is MEGP or BCA more profitable?

Is MEGP or BCA a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MEGP or BCA?

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How does ME Group International compare to Keller Group?

Is MEGP or KLR a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, MEGP or KLR?

Does the media favor MEGP or KLR?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MEGP or KLR?

Is MEGP or KLR more profitable?

Do analysts prefer MEGP or KLR?

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