Mitchells & Butlers (MAB) Competitors

Greggs (LON:GRG) and Mitchells & Butlers (LON:MAB) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking and risk.

Which has better valuation and earnings, GRG or MAB?

Greggs has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mitchells & Butlers. Greggs is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mitchells & Butlers, 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
Greggs	£1.93B	1.46	£137.30M	£1.34	2,070.15
Mitchells & Butlers	£2.62B	0.56	£45M	£0.07	3,514.29

Does the media prefer GRG or MAB?

In the previous week, Mitchells & Butlers had 1 more articles in the media than Greggs. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Mitchells & Butlers and 1 mentions for Greggs. Mitchells & Butlers' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Greggs' score of 0.00 indicating that Mitchells & Butlers is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greggs	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Mitchells & Butlers	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GRG or MAB a better dividend stock?

Greggs pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Mitchells & Butlers pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Greggs pays out 4,850.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mitchells & Butlers pays out 11,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is GRG or MAB more profitable?

Greggs has a net margin of 7.13% compared to Mitchells & Butlers' net margin of 1.72%. Greggs' return on equity of 28.74% beat Mitchells & Butlers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greggs	7.13%	28.74%	10.93%
Mitchells & Butlers	1.72%	2.05%	3.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GRG or MAB?

Mitchells & Butlers received 59 more outperform votes than Greggs when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.10% of users gave Greggs an outperform vote while only 56.18% of users gave Mitchells & Butlers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greggs	Outperform Votes 441 64.10%	Underperform Votes 247 35.90%
Mitchells & Butlers	Outperform Votes 500 56.18%	Underperform Votes 390 43.82%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GRG or MAB?

57.5% of Greggs shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.2% of Mitchells & Butlers shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Greggs shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.5% of Mitchells & Butlers shares are owned by 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 risk and volatility, GRG or MAB?

Greggs has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mitchells & Butlers has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate GRG or MAB?

Greggs currently has a consensus target price of GBX 3,461.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.79%. Mitchells & Butlers has a consensus target price of GBX 332.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.16%. Given Mitchells & Butlers' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mitchells & Butlers is more favorable than Greggs.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greggs	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Mitchells & Butlers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Greggs beats Mitchells & Butlers on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.