Mistras Group (MG) Competitors $7.73 +0.05 (+0.70%) Closing price 06/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.60 -0.13 (-1.72%) As of 06/10/2025 05:35 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MG vs. ACTG, FC, OMEX, VRSK, EFX, FCN, DNB, EXPO, CBZ, and VSECShould you be buying Mistras Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mistras Group include Acacia Research (ACTG), Franklin Covey (FC), Odyssey Marine Exploration (OMEX), Verisk Analytics (VRSK), Equifax (EFX), FTI Consulting (FCN), Dun & Bradstreet (DNB), Exponent (EXPO), CBIZ (CBZ), and VSE (VSEC). These companies are all part of the "research & consulting services" industry. Mistras Group vs. Acacia Research Franklin Covey Odyssey Marine Exploration Verisk Analytics Equifax FTI Consulting Dun & Bradstreet Exponent CBIZ VSE Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation and earnings, ACTG or MG? Acacia Research has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mistras Group. Acacia Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mistras Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcacia Research$222.41M1.66$67.06M-$0.11-34.82Mistras Group$706.81M0.34-$17.45M$0.4716.46 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ACTG or MG? Mistras Group received 20 more outperform votes than Acacia Research when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave Mistras Group an outperform vote while only 59.50% of users gave Acacia Research an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAcacia ResearchOutperform Votes28559.50% Underperform Votes19440.50% Mistras GroupOutperform Votes30562.24% Underperform Votes18537.76% Does the media favor ACTG or MG? In the previous week, Acacia Research had 2 more articles in the media than Mistras Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Acacia Research and 0 mentions for Mistras Group. Acacia Research's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Mistras Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Acacia Research is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Acacia Research Positive Mistras Group Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ACTG or MG? 86.7% of Acacia Research shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Mistras Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Acacia Research shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mistras Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ACTG or MG more profitable? Acacia Research has a net margin of 31.44% compared to Mistras Group's net margin of 1.52%. Acacia Research's return on equity of 10.35% beat Mistras Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acacia Research31.44% 10.35% 8.94% Mistras Group 1.52%9.32%3.33% Which has more volatility & risk, ACTG or MG? Acacia Research has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mistras Group has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAcacia Research beats Mistras Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mistras Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMistras GroupEngineering services IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$240.61M$4.68B$26.25B$19.81BDividend YieldN/A1.11%2.86%3.85%P/E Ratio22.1028.9645.1835.71Price / Sales0.341.642,031.8345.94Price / Cash7.5629.7134.7417.52Price / Book1.235.077.084.84Net Income-$17.45M$168.37M$740.66M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.36%-1.00%3.31%2.29%1 Month Performance-0.72%7.57%7.34%5.86%1 Year Performance-6.59%31.52%52,560.43%11.14% Mistras Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MGMistras Group3.9807 of 5 stars$7.73+0.7%N/A-6.6%$240.61M$706.81M22.105,400ACTGAcacia Research1.4959 of 5 stars$3.71-0.5%N/A-26.5%$356.80M$222.41M7.00290Analyst DowngradeFCFranklin Covey3.9985 of 5 stars$22.63-3.2%$42.50+87.8%-35.0%$293.92M$286.20M15.391,150Positive NewsOMEXOdyssey Marine ExplorationN/A$0.77-2.0%N/A-79.9%$24.00M$700,613.000.0010News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpVRSKVerisk Analytics3.5712 of 5 stars$316.99+0.9%$302.40-4.6%+18.5%$44.34B$2.93B49.457,000EFXEquifax4.4497 of 5 stars$261.16-1.1%$294.44+12.7%+16.7%$32.44B$5.73B54.0714,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFCNFTI Consulting3.626 of 5 stars$162.20-1.2%$175.50+8.2%-24.8%$5.56B$3.67B20.797,640DNBDun & Bradstreet3.1393 of 5 stars$9.03+0.2%$11.86+31.4%-2.9%$4.03B$2.40B-150.396,360Positive NewsEXPOExponent3.9165 of 5 stars$77.10+1.0%$120.00+55.6%-17.0%$3.91B$559.09M36.371,310CBZCBIZ3.691 of 5 stars$71.59-0.9%$86.00+20.1%-4.3%$3.89B$2.16B30.346,500Analyst RevisionVSECVSE2.5345 of 5 stars$130.19+0.1%$125.17-3.9%+59.0%$2.69B$1.17B162.742,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acacia Research Competitors Franklin Covey Competitors Odyssey Marine Exploration Competitors Verisk Analytics Competitors Equifax Competitors FTI Consulting Competitors Dun & Bradstreet Competitors Exponent Competitors CBIZ Competitors VSE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MG) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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