Braime Group (BMT) Competitors

Braime Group (LON:BMT) and Lords Group Trading (LON:LORD) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer BMT or LORD?

In the previous week, Braime Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Lords Group Trading'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Braime Group	Neutral
Lords Group Trading	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BMT or LORD?

Braime Group has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lords Group Trading has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BMT or LORD a better dividend stock?

Braime Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Lords Group Trading pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Braime Group pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lords Group Trading pays out -178.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Lords Group Trading is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BMT or LORD?

Braime Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lords Group Trading. Lords Group Trading is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Braime Group, 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
Braime Group	£62.83M	0.19	£2.47M	£131.46	4.79
Lords Group Trading	£434.53M	0.10	-£1.73M	-£1.12	-24.01

Is BMT or LORD more profitable?

Braime Group has a net margin of 3.93% compared to Lords Group Trading's net margin of -0.40%. Braime Group's return on equity of 8.80% beat Lords Group Trading's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Braime Group	3.93%	8.80%	5.72%
Lords Group Trading	-0.40%	-3.69%	2.41%

Do analysts rate BMT or LORD?

Lords Group Trading has a consensus price target of GBX 80, indicating a potential upside of 196.41%. Given Lords Group Trading's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lords Group Trading is more favorable than Braime Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Braime Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Lords Group Trading	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMT or LORD?

Braime Group received 41 more outperform votes than Lords Group Trading when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Lords Group Trading an outperform vote while only 65.85% of users gave Braime Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Braime Group	Outperform Votes 54 65.85%	Underperform Votes 28 34.15%
Lords Group Trading	Outperform Votes 13 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BMT or LORD?

2.1% of Braime Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Lords Group Trading shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.0% of Braime Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.2% of Lords Group Trading shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Lords Group Trading beats Braime Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.