Marks Electrical Group (MRK) Competitors

Marks Electrical Group (LON:MRK) and Global Ports (LON:GPH) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, MRK or GPH?

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

Does the media refer more to MRK or GPH?

In the previous week, Marks Electrical Group and Marks Electrical Group both had 2 articles in the media. Global Ports' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Marks Electrical Group's score of -0.46 indicating that Global Ports is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marks Electrical Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Global Ports	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRK or GPH?

Global Ports received 144 more outperform votes than Marks Electrical Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.19% of users gave Marks Electrical Group an outperform vote while only 62.50% of users gave Global Ports an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marks Electrical Group	Outperform Votes 16 76.19%	Underperform Votes 5 23.81%
Global Ports	Outperform Votes 160 62.50%	Underperform Votes 96 37.50%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MRK or GPH?

11.2% of Marks Electrical Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Global Ports shares are owned by institutional investors. 79.3% of Marks Electrical Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 78.0% of Global Ports shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MRK or GPH a better dividend stock?

Marks Electrical Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Global Ports pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. 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.

Do analysts recommend MRK or GPH?

Marks Electrical Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 72.41%. Given Marks Electrical Group's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Marks Electrical Group is more favorable than Global Ports.

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

Is MRK or GPH 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
Marks Electrical Group	0.37%	3.10%	0.91%
Global Ports	0.46%	34.36%	3.88%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MRK or GPH?

Marks Electrical Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Global Ports.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marks Electrical Group	£114.26M	0.55	£4.29M	N/A	N/A
Global Ports	£193.58M	1.19	-£19.81M	£0.01	30,000.00

Summary

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