Mercia Asset Management (MERC) Competitors GBX 31.05 -0.45 (-1.43%) As of 08/22/2025 11:18 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MERC vs. SCS, PTV, BRGE, AAA, ARW, JEGI, JLEN, AAS, FSG, and HONYShould you be buying Mercia Asset Management stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercia Asset Management include ScS Group (SCS), PeerTV (PTV), BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE), All Active Asset Capital (AAA), Arrow Global Group (ARW), JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JEGI), JLEN Environmental Assets Group (JLEN), abrdn Asia Focus (AAS), Foresight Group (FSG), and Pollen Street (HONY). Mercia Asset Management vs. Its Competitors ScS Group PeerTV BlackRock Greater Europe All Active Asset Capital Arrow Global Group JPMorgan European Growth & Income JLEN Environmental Assets Group abrdn Asia Focus Foresight Group Pollen Street Mercia Asset Management (LON:MERC) and ScS Group (LON:SCS) are both small-cap business supplies companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings. Is MERC or SCS more profitable? Mercia Asset Management has a net margin of 1,438.02% compared to ScS Group's net margin of 1.37%. Mercia Asset Management's return on equity of 223.48% beat ScS Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercia Asset Management1,438.02% 223.48% 0.31% ScS Group 1.37%9.30%2.77% Do insiders & institutionals believe in MERC or SCS? 62.7% of Mercia Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of ScS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.1% of Mercia Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of ScS Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer MERC or SCS? In the previous week, Mercia Asset Management had 2 more articles in the media than ScS Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mercia Asset Management and 0 mentions for ScS Group. Mercia Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat ScS Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Mercia Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Mercia Asset Management Very Positive ScS Group Neutral Is MERC or SCS a better dividend stock? Mercia Asset Management pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. ScS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share. Mercia Asset Management pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ScS Group pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mercia Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate MERC or SCS? Mercia Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of GBX 65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 110.95%. Given Mercia Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mercia Asset Management is more favorable than ScS Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mercia Asset Management 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00ScS Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MERC or SCS? Mercia Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ScS Group. ScS Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercia Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercia Asset Management£30.34M4.50£436.32M£97.260.32ScS Group£325.86M0.00£4.45M£0.12N/A Which has more volatility and risk, MERC or SCS? Mercia Asset Management has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ScS Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMercia Asset Management beats ScS Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mercia Asset Management News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MERC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MERC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercia Asset ManagementAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£136.55M£1.30B£6.43B£3.22BDividend Yield1.32%4.41%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio0.3222.7014.41164.70Price / Sales4.502,489.741,800.37310,111.42Price / Cash2.6060.6249.0727.93Price / Book0.721.423.505.91Net Income£436.32M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.97%0.61%0.73%49.44%1 Month Performance-4.17%1.24%2.25%58.03%1 Year PerformanceN/A6.87%24.57%141.20% Mercia Asset Management Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MERCMercia Asset Management4.4269 of 5 starsGBX 31.05-1.4%GBX 65.50+111.0%N/A£136.55M£30.34M0.323,320Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSCSScS GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£91.53M£325.86M2,250.0011,800PTVPeerTVN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00147,000BRGEBlackRock Greater EuropeN/AGBX 572.38+0.4%N/AN/A£558.67M£98.57M6.26N/APositive NewsAAAAll Active Asset CapitalN/AN/AN/AN/A£545.58M£13.16K-176.67N/AARWArrow Global GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£544.66M£269.20M35.2922,300JEGIJPMorgan European Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 126.21+1.0%N/A+24.2%£535.40M£76.68M7.62N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsJLENJLEN Environmental Assets GroupN/AGBX 80.60+0.1%N/A-15.6%£533.19M-£3.83M-4,030.00N/AAASabrdn Asia FocusN/AGBX 348+0.9%N/A+27.0%£525.87M£55.61M14.42N/AFSGForesight Group2.0784 of 5 starsGBX 456+0.2%GBX 580+27.2%-9.7%£524.51M£136.55M20.64314Dividend CutHONYPollen StreetN/AN/AN/AN/A£507.26MN/A975.31N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ScS Group Competitors PeerTV Competitors BlackRock Greater Europe Competitors All Active Asset Capital Competitors Arrow Global Group Competitors JPMorgan European Growth & Income Competitors JLEN Environmental Assets Group Competitors abrdn Asia Focus Competitors Foresight Group Competitors Pollen Street Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MERC) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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