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Mercantile Ports & Logistics (MPL) Competitors

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GBX 1.50 +0.05 (+3.45%)
As of 07/25/2025 10:45 AM Eastern

MPL vs. CKN, ICGC, OCN, GPH, FSJ, BMS, ROL, INCE, BMT, and BMTO

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), Rotala (ROL), The Ince Group (INCE), Braime Group (BMT), and Braime Group (BMTO). 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 60.2% of Mercantile Ports & Logistics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Clarkson has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Clarkson£632.60M1.71£82.85M£268.7313.04
Mercantile Ports & Logistics£3.83M1.40-£21.86MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Clarkson's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mercantile Ports & Logistics'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Clarkson Neutral
Mercantile Ports & Logistics Neutral

Clarkson has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercantile Ports & Logistics has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Clarkson13.10% 17.96% 7.79%
Mercantile Ports & Logistics N/A -27.50%-2.36%

Clarkson presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,250, indicating a potential upside of 21.26%. Given Clarkson's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clarkson is more favorable than Mercantile Ports & Logistics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Clarkson
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Mercantile Ports & Logistics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Clarkson beats Mercantile Ports & Logistics on 12 of the 13 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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MPL vs. The Competition

MetricMercantile Ports & LogisticsMarine Shipping IndustryIndustrials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£5.35M£2.97B£7.74B£3.02B
Dividend YieldN/A2.92%4.55%5.02%
P/E Ratio-12.7512.7125.71160.65
Price / Sales1.4063.52101.46278,114.27
Price / Cash0.805.1327.9827.97
Price / Book0.081.444.464.70
Net Income-£21.86M£180.25M£795.63M£5.90B
7 Day Performance7.14%2.25%1.44%0.40%
1 Month Performance66.67%5.27%5.31%7.19%
1 Year Performance-16.67%-1.93%30.66%70.37%

Mercantile Ports & Logistics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MPL
Mercantile Ports & Logistics
N/AGBX 1.50
+3.4%
N/A-24.2%£5.35M£3.83M-12.7544Gap Up
CKN
Clarkson
N/AGBX 3,490
+0.1%
GBX 4,250
+21.8%
-22.1%£1.08B£632.60M12.992,024
ICGC
Irish Continental Group
N/AGBX 472
-2.9%
N/A+5.9%£935.19M£703.84M15.22288Gap Down
OCN
Ocean Wilsons
N/AGBX 1,440
-1.7%
N/A+16.8%£634.90M£647.52M10.2974,200
GPH
Global Ports
N/AN/AN/AN/A£231.21M£193.58M30,000.0020News Coverage
FSJ
James Fisher and Sons
0.9983 of 5 stars
GBX 345.40
+2.2%
GBX 387.50
+12.2%
+2.8%£176.13M£504.60M-3.392,041Gap Up
BMS
Braemar
3.6717 of 5 stars
GBX 241.79
+0.7%
GBX 365
+51.0%
-23.9%£78.02M£165.60M15.71400Positive News
ROL
Rotala
N/AN/AN/AN/A£19.54M£98.52M-3,150.0017,500
INCE
The Ince Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£18.90M£102.47M257.50700Gap Up
BMT
Braime Group
N/AGBX 999
+11.0%
N/A-7.5%£18.75M£62.83M7.60186Positive News
Gap Up
BMTO
Braime Group
N/AGBX 1,500
flat
N/AN/A£17.24M£38.46M6.98186Positive News

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This page (LON:MPL) was last updated on 7/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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