The Mission Group (TMG) Competitors

The Mission Group (LON:TMG) and The Mission Marketing Group (LON:TMMG) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor TMG or TMMG?

In the previous week, The Mission Marketing Group had 1 more articles in the media than The Mission Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Mission Marketing Group and 2 mentions for The Mission Group. The Mission Marketing Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Mission Group's score of 0.00 indicating that The Mission Marketing Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Mission Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Mission Marketing Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is TMG or TMMG more profitable?

The Mission Marketing Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to The Mission Group's net margin of -5.77%. The Mission Marketing Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat The Mission Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Mission Group	-5.77%	-13.37%	1.43%
The Mission Marketing Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TMG or TMMG?

The Mission Marketing Group received 97 more outperform votes than The Mission Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 40.15% of users gave The Mission Marketing Group an outperform vote while only 25.93% of users gave The Mission Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Mission Group	Outperform Votes 7 25.93%	Underperform Votes 20 74.07%
The Mission Marketing Group	Outperform Votes 104 40.15%	Underperform Votes 155 59.85%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TMG or TMMG?

The Mission Marketing Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The Mission Group. The Mission Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mission Marketing 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
The Mission Group	£195.45M	0.11	-£11.28M	-£0.13	-176.92
The Mission Marketing Group	£159.92M	0.41	N/A	£10.60	7.41

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TMG or TMMG?

38.7% of The Mission Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.0% of The Mission Group shares are owned by 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.

Is TMG or TMMG a better dividend stock?

The Mission Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. The Mission Marketing Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Mission Group pays out -2,307.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Mission Marketing Group pays out 0.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. The Mission Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate TMG or TMMG?

The Mission Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 55, indicating a potential upside of 139.13%. Given The Mission Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Mission Group is more favorable than The Mission Marketing Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Mission Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Mission Marketing Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

The Mission Marketing Group beats The Mission Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.