Mistras Group (MG) Competitors

Acacia Research (NASDAQ:ACTG) and Mistras Group (NYSE:MG) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, ACTG or MG?

Acacia Research has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mistras Group has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ACTG or MG?

Mistras Group received 21 more outperform votes than Acacia Research when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.24% of users gave Mistras Group an outperform vote while only 59.54% of users gave Acacia Research an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Acacia Research	Outperform Votes 284 59.54%	Underperform Votes 193 40.46%
Mistras Group	Outperform Votes 305 62.24%	Underperform Votes 185 37.76%

Does the media refer more to ACTG or MG?

In the previous week, Mistras Group had 2 more articles in the media than Acacia Research. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mistras Group and 1 mentions for Acacia Research. Mistras Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Acacia Research's score of 0.00 indicating that Mistras Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Acacia Research	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mistras Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACTG or MG?

86.7% of Acacia Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.9% of Mistras Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Acacia Research shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mistras Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company 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 Research	31.44%	10.35%	8.94%
Mistras Group	1.52%	9.32%	3.33%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acacia Research	$222.41M	1.63	$67.06M	-$0.11	-34.32
Mistras Group	$706.81M	0.34	-$17.45M	$0.47	16.13

Summary

Mistras Group beats Acacia Research on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.