MJ Gleeson (GLE) Competitors

MJ Gleeson (LON:GLE) and Glenveagh Properties (LON:GLV) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to GLE or GLV?

In the previous week, MJ Gleeson had 1 more articles in the media than Glenveagh Properties. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for MJ Gleeson and 0 mentions for Glenveagh Properties. Glenveagh Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat MJ Gleeson's score of -0.45 indicating that Glenveagh Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MJ Gleeson	Neutral
Glenveagh Properties	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GLE or GLV?

Glenveagh Properties has higher revenue and earnings than MJ Gleeson. MJ Gleeson is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glenveagh Properties, 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
MJ Gleeson	£358.44M	0.79	£20.04M	£31.95	14.71
Glenveagh Properties	£41.75B	0.02	£4.39B	£0.08	19.57

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GLE or GLV?

58.6% of MJ Gleeson shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.9% of Glenveagh Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of MJ Gleeson shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Glenveagh Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GLE or GLV?

MJ Gleeson received 309 more outperform votes than Glenveagh Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.46% of users gave MJ Gleeson an outperform vote while only 65.71% of users gave Glenveagh Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MJ Gleeson	Outperform Votes 332 69.46%	Underperform Votes 146 30.54%
Glenveagh Properties	Outperform Votes 23 65.71%	Underperform Votes 12 34.29%

Do analysts rate GLE or GLV?

MJ Gleeson currently has a consensus price target of GBX 643, suggesting a potential upside of 36.81%. Given MJ Gleeson's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe MJ Gleeson is more favorable than Glenveagh Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MJ Gleeson	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Glenveagh Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is GLE or GLV more profitable?

Glenveagh Properties has a net margin of 10.51% compared to MJ Gleeson's net margin of 5.59%. Glenveagh Properties' return on equity of 6.76% beat MJ Gleeson's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MJ Gleeson	5.59%	6.60%	4.73%
Glenveagh Properties	10.51%	6.76%	4.28%

Which has more risk & volatility, GLE or GLV?

MJ Gleeson has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glenveagh Properties has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MJ Gleeson beats Glenveagh Properties on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.