Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. MGRC scored 46.9, LIME scored 65.1 — LIME leads.
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MGRC
McGrath RentCorp
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
46.9
$113.64 · $2.8B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
18.2
LIME leads
LIME
Neutron Holdings, Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · Quality-Growth
65.1
$28.58 · $1.8B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthLIME+29.1%
Strongest balance sheetLIME0.20
Highest qualityLIME69 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
MGRC
stronger →← stronger
LIME
65
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
69
30
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
54
53
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
74
LIME is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
MGRC
LIME
-$7mF
FCF
$40mC-
-0.9%D+
Rev
+29.1%A-
0.47B+
D/E
0.20A-
3.0xC+
P/S
—
1.04B+
PEG
—
—
P/E
5.6xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
MGRC
LIME
—
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
98% above
—
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~33%/yr
—
1-yr DCF upside
-61%
—
5-yr DCF upside
-49%
—
10-yr DCF upside
-26%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
MGRC
Why this score
Durable high returns
LIME
Why this score
Short track record
The companies
MGRCMcGrath RentCorp
Rental & Leasing Services · $113.64 · beta 0.47
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $2.8b. 10% off the 52-week high of $125.83. 5 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $145.40 (implying +28% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Free cash flow is negative (-$7m) — capital raises or debt issuance likely required; dilution / leverage risk.
LIMENeutron Holdings, Inc.
Rental & Leasing Services · $28.58
Why now
Rental & Leasing Services · market cap $1.8b. Down 36% from 52-week high of $44.38 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +29% — in hypergrowth territory. 7 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $39.43 (implying +38% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Down 36% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where MGRC and LIME diverge
On the headline score the gap is 18.2 points in favor of LIME. The widest single difference is Growth, where LIME leads by 24.2 points.
GrowthMGRC 30.1 · LIME 54.3LIME +24.2
ValueMGRC 52.6 · LIME 73.9LIME +21.3
QualityMGRC 65.1 · LIME 68.9LIME +3.8
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is LIME or MGRC the better stock?
LIME scores higher: LIME 65.1, MGRC 46.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do LIME and MGRC differ most?
The widest gap is growth, where LIME leads by 24 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. LIME leads all three pillars, so the gap is broad rather than a single-measure difference.
How are LIME and MGRC scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.