Benchmark (BMK) Competitors

Benchmark (LON:BMK) and Zambeef Products (LON:ZAM) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BMK or ZAM?

91.2% of Benchmark shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.2% of Zambeef Products shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Benchmark shares are held by company 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BMK or ZAM?

Benchmark has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Zambeef Products has a beta of -0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 148% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BMK or ZAM?

Benchmark received 100 more outperform votes than Zambeef Products when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.62% of users gave Benchmark an outperform vote while only 61.26% of users gave Zambeef Products an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Benchmark	Outperform Votes 236 72.62%	Underperform Votes 89 27.38%
Zambeef Products	Outperform Votes 136 61.26%	Underperform Votes 86 38.74%

Is BMK or ZAM more profitable?

Zambeef Products has a net margin of 2.19% compared to Benchmark's net margin of -43.67%. Zambeef Products' return on equity of 2.31% beat Benchmark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Benchmark	-43.67%	-16.05%	-1.07%
Zambeef Products	2.19%	2.31%	1.75%

Does the media favor BMK or ZAM?

In the previous week, Benchmark and Benchmark both had 1 articles in the media. Zambeef Products' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Benchmark's score of -0.15 indicating that Zambeef Products is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Benchmark	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Zambeef Products	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BMK or ZAM?

Zambeef Products has higher revenue and earnings than Benchmark. Benchmark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Zambeef Products, 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
Benchmark	£90.57M	1.66	-£39.55M	-£5.34	-3.81
Zambeef Products	£179.19B	0.00	£3.93B	£1.04	4.31

Summary

Zambeef Products beats Benchmark on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.