Mears Group (MER) Competitors

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MER vs. CVSG, XPS, DTY, AA, and PVG

Should you buy Mears Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Mears Group 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 Mears Group include CVS Group (CVSG), XPS Pensions Group (XPS), Dignity (DTY), AA (AA), and Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) (PVG). These companies are all part of the "personal services" industry.

How does Mears Group compare to CVS Group?

CVS Group (LON:CVSG) and Mears Group (LON:MER) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

CVS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mears Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. CVS Group pays out 12.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mears Group pays out 31.3% 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.

CVS Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,724, suggesting a potential upside of 45.95%. Mears Group has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.72%. Given CVS Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe CVS Group is more favorable than Mears Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVS Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Mears Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Mears Group has higher revenue and earnings than CVS Group. Mears Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS 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
CVS Group	£692.80M	1.20	£20.68M	£68.90	17.14
Mears Group	£1.14B	0.29	£39.43M	£53.86	7.44

In the previous week, Mears Group had 4 more articles in the media than CVS Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mears Group and 3 mentions for CVS Group. CVS Group's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Mears Group's score of 0.43 indicating that CVS Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CVS Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mears Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

48.5% of CVS Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Mears Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of CVS Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Mears Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CVS Group has a beta of 1.021, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mears Group has a beta of 0.366, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Mears Group has a net margin of 4.07% compared to CVS Group's net margin of 2.31%. Mears Group's return on equity of 23.94% beat CVS Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CVS Group	2.31%	5.35%	5.03%
Mears Group	4.07%	23.94%	5.86%

Summary

Mears Group beats CVS Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mears Group compare to XPS Pensions Group?

XPS Pensions Group (LON:XPS) and Mears Group (LON:MER) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

XPS Pensions Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Mears Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. XPS Pensions Group pays out 100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mears Group pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mears Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

XPS Pensions Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 456.50, suggesting a potential upside of 52.93%. Mears Group has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.72%. Given XPS Pensions Group's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe XPS Pensions Group is more favorable than Mears Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
XPS Pensions Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mears Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

XPS Pensions Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mears Group. Mears Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than XPS Pensions 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
XPS Pensions Group	£246.90M	2.47	£256.22M	£11.90	25.08
Mears Group	£1.14B	0.29	£39.43M	£53.86	7.44

In the previous week, Mears Group had 6 more articles in the media than XPS Pensions Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mears Group and 1 mentions for XPS Pensions Group. Mears Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat XPS Pensions Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Mears Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
XPS Pensions Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mears Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

59.8% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Mears Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of XPS Pensions Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Mears Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

XPS Pensions Group has a beta of 0.348, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mears Group has a beta of 0.366, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

XPS Pensions Group has a net margin of 10.51% compared to Mears Group's net margin of 4.07%. Mears Group's return on equity of 23.94% beat XPS Pensions Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
XPS Pensions Group	10.51%	14.67%	7.60%
Mears Group	4.07%	23.94%	5.86%

Summary

Mears Group beats XPS Pensions Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mears Group compare to Dignity?

Dignity (LON:DTY) and Mears Group (LON:MER) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Mears Group had 7 more articles in the media than Dignity. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mears Group and 0 mentions for Dignity. Mears Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Dignity's score of 0.00 indicating that Mears Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dignity	Neutral
Mears Group	Neutral

Mears Group has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.72%. Given Mears Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mears Group is more favorable than Dignity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dignity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mears Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Mears Group has higher revenue and earnings than Dignity. Dignity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mears 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
Dignity	£323.10M	0.00	-£275.20M	-£5.64	N/A
Mears Group	£1.14B	0.29	£39.43M	£53.86	7.44

57.7% of Dignity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.3% of Mears Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.9% of Dignity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Mears Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Mears Group has a net margin of 4.07% compared to Dignity's net margin of -85.18%. Mears Group's return on equity of 23.94% beat Dignity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dignity	-85.18%	N/A	0.57%
Mears Group	4.07%	23.94%	5.86%

Dignity has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mears Group has a beta of 0.366, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Mears Group beats Dignity on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mears Group compare to AA?

AA (LON:AA) and Mears Group (LON:MER) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

AA pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Mears Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. AA pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mears Group pays out 31.3% 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.

In the previous week, Mears Group had 7 more articles in the media than AA. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mears Group and 0 mentions for AA. Mears Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat AA's score of 0.00 indicating that Mears Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AA	Neutral
Mears Group	Neutral

Mears Group has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.72%. Given Mears Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mears Group is more favorable than AA.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AA	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mears Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Mears Group has higher revenue and earnings than AA. AA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mears 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
AA	£982M	0.00	N/A	£11.70	N/A
Mears Group	£1.14B	0.29	£39.43M	£53.86	7.44

45.3% of Mears Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Mears Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Mears Group has a net margin of 4.07% compared to AA's net margin of 0.00%. Mears Group's return on equity of 23.94% beat AA's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mears Group	4.07%	23.94%	5.86%

Summary

Mears Group beats AA on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Mears Group compare to Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)?

Mears Group (LON:MER) and Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) (LON:PVG) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Mears Group had 7 more articles in the media than Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L). MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Mears Group and 0 mentions for Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L). Mears Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Mears Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mears Group	Neutral
Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)	Neutral

Mears Group has higher revenue and earnings than Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L). Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mears 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
Mears Group	£1.14B	0.29	£39.43M	£53.86	7.44
Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)	£3.96M	0.00	N/A	-£16.50	N/A

45.3% of Mears Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Mears Group 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.

Mears Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 503.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.72%. Given Mears Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Mears Group is more favorable than Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mears Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Mears Group has a net margin of 4.07% compared to Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Mears Group's return on equity of 23.94% beat Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mears Group	4.07%	23.94%	5.86%
Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Mears Group beats Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L) on 13 of the 13 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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MER vs. The Competition

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Metric	Mears Group	Personal Services Industry	Cyclical Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£328.09M	£817.58M	£3.99B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	4.38%	2.51%	3.59%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	7.44	17.99	77.23	366.11
Price / Sales	0.29	56.84	312.62	88,393.80
Price / Cash	2.34	63.62	30.86	27.89
Price / Book	1.96	2.43	3.17	7.70
Net Income	£39.43M	£41.67M	£249.43M	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.31%	2.34%	-0.33%	0.68%
1 Month Performance	9.19%	2.59%	0.13%	2.62%
1 Year Performance	2.69%	-0.14%	1.72%	87.79%

Mears Group 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)
MER Mears Group	4.4203 of 5 stars	GBX 400.50 -0.6%	GBX 503.50 +25.7%	+2.7%	£328.09M	£1.14B	7.44	5,000	Insider Trade Gap Down
CVSG CVS Group	3.1372 of 5 stars	GBX 1,144 +0.5%	GBX 1,724 +50.7%	-8.9%	£802.60M	£692.80M	16.60	9,100	News Coverage Gap Down
XPS XPS Pensions Group	3.7196 of 5 stars	GBX 305.50 +0.8%	GBX 456.50 +49.4%	-28.1%	£624.64M	£246.90M	25.67	1,712	Gap Up
DTY Dignity	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£275.43M	£323.10M	N/A	3,323
AA AA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£218.24M	£982M	2.99	13,100

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Mears Group (MER) Competitors

MER vs. CVSG, XPS, DTY, AA, and PVG

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Mears Group (MER) Competitors

MER vs. CVSG, XPS, DTY, AA, and PVG

How does Mears Group compare to CVS Group?

Is CVSG or MER a better dividend stock?

Do analysts recommend CVSG or MER?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CVSG or MER?

Does the media favor CVSG or MER?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CVSG or MER?

Which has more risk and volatility, CVSG or MER?

Is CVSG or MER more profitable?

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How does Mears Group compare to XPS Pensions Group?

Is XPS or MER a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer XPS or MER?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, XPS or MER?

Does the media refer more to XPS or MER?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in XPS or MER?

Which has more volatility and risk, XPS or MER?

Is XPS or MER more profitable?

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How does Mears Group compare to Dignity?

Does the media prefer DTY or MER?

Do analysts prefer DTY or MER?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DTY or MER?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DTY or MER?

Is DTY or MER more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, DTY or MER?

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How does Mears Group compare to AA?

Is AA or MER a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor AA or MER?

Do analysts recommend AA or MER?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AA or MER?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AA or MER?

Is AA or MER more profitable?

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How does Mears Group compare to Premier Veterinary Group plc (PVG.L)?

Does the media refer more to MER or PVG?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MER or PVG?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MER or PVG?

Do analysts rate MER or PVG?

Is MER or PVG more profitable?

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