Martinrea International (MRE) Competitors

Martinrea International (TSE:MRE) and Uni-Select (TSE:UNS) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MRE or UNS?

16.6% of Martinrea International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Uni-Select shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Martinrea International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Uni-Select shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate MRE or UNS?

Martinrea International currently has a consensus price target of C$11.19, indicating a potential upside of 44.17%. Given Martinrea International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Martinrea International is more favorable than Uni-Select.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Martinrea International	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Uni-Select	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MRE or UNS more profitable?

Uni-Select has a net margin of 4.18% compared to Martinrea International's net margin of 1.95%. Uni-Select's return on equity of 13.61% beat Martinrea International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Martinrea International	1.95%	6.62%	4.49%
Uni-Select	4.18%	13.61%	5.13%

Does the media refer more to MRE or UNS?

In the previous week, Martinrea International had 2 more articles in the media than Uni-Select. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Martinrea International and 0 mentions for Uni-Select. Martinrea International's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Uni-Select's score of 0.00 indicating that Martinrea International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Martinrea International	Neutral
Uni-Select	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MRE or UNS?

Martinrea International has higher revenue and earnings than Uni-Select. Uni-Select is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Martinrea International, 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
Martinrea International	C$5.14B	0.11	C$100.24M	C$1.34	5.78
Uni-Select	C$1.77B	0.00	C$74.01M	C$1.97	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MRE or UNS?

Uni-Select received 192 more outperform votes than Martinrea International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.31% of users gave Uni-Select an outperform vote while only 53.87% of users gave Martinrea International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Martinrea International	Outperform Votes 341 53.87%	Underperform Votes 292 46.13%
Uni-Select	Outperform Votes 533 73.31%	Underperform Votes 194 26.69%

Which has more volatility & risk, MRE or UNS?

Martinrea International has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uni-Select has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Martinrea International beats Uni-Select on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.