Marks Electrical Group (MRK) Competitors

Global Ports (LON:GPH) and Marks Electrical Group (LON:MRK) are both small-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GPH or MRK?

Marks Electrical Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Ports. Marks Electrical Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Ports, 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
Global Ports	£193.58M	0.00	-£19.81M	£0.01	N/A
Marks Electrical Group	£117.18M	0.54	£426.93K	-£0.01	-4,384.06

Do analysts prefer GPH or MRK?

Marks Electrical Group has a consensus target price of GBX 73, indicating a potential upside of 20.66%. Given Marks Electrical Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Marks Electrical Group is more favorable than Global Ports.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Ports	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Marks Electrical Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GPH or MRK a better dividend stock?

Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share. Marks Electrical Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Global Ports pays out 370,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marks Electrical Group pays out -69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marks Electrical Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor GPH or MRK?

In the previous week, Marks Electrical Group had 2 more articles in the media than Global Ports. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Marks Electrical Group and 0 mentions for Global Ports. Global Ports' average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Marks Electrical Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Global Ports is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Global Ports	Neutral
Marks Electrical Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, GPH or MRK?

Global Ports has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marks Electrical Group has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GPH or MRK more profitable?

Global Ports has a net margin of 0.46% compared to Marks Electrical Group's net margin of 0.37%. Global Ports' return on equity of 34.36% beat Marks Electrical Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%
Marks Electrical Group	0.37%	3.05%	0.91%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GPH or MRK?

9.3% of Global Ports shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Marks Electrical Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.0% of Global Ports shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.2% of Marks Electrical Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Global Ports beats Marks Electrical Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.