ME Group International (MEGP) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, IDS or MEGP?

International Distributions Services has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IDS or MEGP?

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
International Distributions Services	£12.69B	0.27	£54.04M	£5.64	63.63
ME Group International	£307.05M	2.77	£53.40M	£13.93	16.09

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

78.6% of International Distributions Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of ME Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of International Distributions Services 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 will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer IDS or MEGP?

In the previous week, International Distributions Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ME Group International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Distributions Services	Neutral
ME Group International	Neutral

Do analysts prefer IDS or MEGP?

ME Group International has a consensus target price of GBX 247.67, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Given ME Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
International Distributions Services	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

Is IDS or MEGP a better dividend stock?

International Distributions Services pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. ME Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. International Distributions Services pays out 35.4% 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.

Is IDS or MEGP 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
International Distributions Services	0.43%	1.64%	1.97%
ME Group International	17.39%	32.52%	14.55%

Summary

ME Group International beats International Distributions Services on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.