MPL vs. CKN, ICGC, OCN, GPH, FSJ, BMS, RTC, HYDG, CSSG, and SECG
Should you be buying Mercantile Ports & Logistics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercantile Ports & Logistics include Clarkson (CKN), Irish Continental Group (ICGC), Ocean Wilsons (OCN), Global Ports (GPH), James Fisher and Sons (FSJ), Braemar (BMS), RTC Group (RTC), Hydrogen Group Plc (HYDG.L) (HYDG), Croma Security Solutions Group (CSSG), and SEC Newgate S.p.A. (SECG.L) (SECG). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector.
Mercantile Ports & Logistics vs. Its Competitors
Clarkson (LON:CKN) and Mercantile Ports & Logistics (LON:MPL) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.
Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.
Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercantile Ports & Logistics has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
53.9% of Clarkson shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.8% of Clarkson shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 60.2% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Clarkson has a net margin of 13.10% compared to Mercantile Ports & Logistics' net margin of 0.00%. Clarkson's return on equity of 17.96% beat Mercantile Ports & Logistics' return on equity.
Clarkson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,250, indicating a potential upside of 29.77%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.
In the previous week, Mercantile Ports & Logistics had 1 more articles in the media than Clarkson. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Mercantile Ports & Logistics and 0 mentions for Clarkson. Mercantile Ports & Logistics' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Clarkson's score of 0.00 indicating that Mercantile Ports & Logistics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Clarkson beats Mercantile Ports & Logistics on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:MPL) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
