Reviewing Mitie Group (MITFF) and Its Rivals

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mitie Group and its peers top-line 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 peers have higher revenue and earnings than Mitie Group. Mitie Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Mitie Group and its peers, as provided 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 peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mitie Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Mitie Group and its peers’ 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 peers beat Mitie Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Mitie Group Company Profile

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.