Financial Contrast: Mitie Group (MITFF) and The Competition

Mitie Group (OTCMKTS:MITFF) is one of 355 publicly-traded companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Mitie Group to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Dividends

Mitie Group pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mitie Group pays out 317.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.5% and pay out 64.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.6% of Mitie Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Mitie Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mitie Group	N/A	N/A	76.12
Mitie Group Competitors	$2.41 billion	$139.29 million	21.46

Mitie Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mitie Group. Mitie Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Mitie Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitie Group	0	2	1	0	2.33
Mitie Group Competitors	1832	6110	9001	656	2.48

As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.91%. Given Mitie Group’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Mitie Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Mitie Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitie Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mitie Group Competitors	-61.15%	-127.71%	-1.45%

Summary

Mitie Group rivals beat Mitie Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Mitie Group

Mitie Group plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides strategic outsourcing services in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in eight segments: Business Services, Technical Services, Central Government & Defense (CG&D), Communities, Care & Custody, Landscapes, Waste, and Spain. The company provides security services, such as manned guarding and technology-backed monitoring solutions, and fire and security systems installations; and general, specialist, and technical cleaning services in offices, buildings, transport and logistics hubs, and high-security environments. It is also involved in the provision of technology-backed engineering; maintenance, repair, and mechanical and electrical project activities; energy, carbon, and water management services; air conditioning and disinfection solutions; telecoms and energy services; and remote asset monitoring and digital workplace solutions. In addition, the company provides facilities management services across central government and defense contracts; decarbonization solutions; and engineering services. Further, it offers integrated facilities management services to public sector customers, which focuses on community environments in healthcare, schools and universities, emergency services, and local authorities; portering services; public services in immigration, criminal justice, and healthcare; horticultural and winter landscaping services; and waste reduction and treatment solutions. The company was incorporated in 1936 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.