Mitie Group (MTO) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PRE or MTO?

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
Pensana	N/A	N/A	-£6.26M	-£1.33	-64.51
Mitie Group	£4.80B	0.36	£120.92M	£9.62	14.24

Do analysts rate PRE or MTO?

Mitie Group has a consensus target price of GBX 165, suggesting a potential upside of 20.45%. Given Mitie Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mitie Group is more favorable than Pensana.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PRE or MTO?

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

Does the media prefer PRE or MTO?

In the previous week, Mitie Group had 3 more articles in the media than Pensana. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Mitie Group and 1 mentions for Pensana. Mitie Group's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Pensana's score of 0.00 indicating that Mitie Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pensana	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mitie Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

11.9% of Pensana shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Mitie Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.7% of Pensana shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Mitie Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PRE or MTO 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
Pensana	N/A	-7.99%	-4.97%
Mitie Group	2.52%	28.24%	5.94%

Summary

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