Mitie Group (MTO) Competitors

Mitie Group (LON:MTO) and Pensana (LON:PRE) are both small-cap measuring and control equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is MTO or PRE more profitable?

Mitie Group has a net margin of 2.52% compared to Pensana's net margin of 0.00%. Mitie Group's return on equity of 28.24% beat Pensana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitie Group	2.52%	28.24%	5.94%
Pensana	N/A	-7.99%	-4.97%

Which has more volatility and risk, MTO or PRE?

Mitie Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pensana has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MTO or PRE?

In the previous week, Mitie Group had 1 more articles in the media than Pensana. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mitie Group and 2 mentions for Pensana. Mitie Group's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Pensana's score of 0.25 indicating that Mitie Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mitie Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pensana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MTO or PRE?

78.0% of Mitie Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Pensana shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Mitie Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.7% of Pensana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer MTO or PRE?

Mitie Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, suggesting a potential upside of 18.89%. Given Mitie Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mitie Group is more favorable than Pensana.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitie Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pensana	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, MTO or PRE?

Mitie Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pensana. Pensana is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitie Group, 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
Mitie Group	£4.80B	0.39	£120.92M	£9.62	15.30
Pensana	N/A	N/A	-£6.26M	-£1.33	-55.64

Summary

Mitie Group beats Pensana on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.