Michelmersh Brick (MBH) Competitors

Forterra (LON:FORT) and Michelmersh Brick (LON:MBH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, FORT or MBH?

Forterra has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Michelmersh Brick has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FORT or MBH a better dividend stock?

Forterra pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Michelmersh Brick pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Forterra pays out 7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Michelmersh Brick pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Michelmersh Brick is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in FORT or MBH?

71.9% of Forterra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Forterra shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.2% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FORT or MBH more profitable?

Michelmersh Brick has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Forterra's net margin of 2.46%. Michelmersh Brick's return on equity of 8.98% beat Forterra's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Forterra	2.46%	3.73%	4.97%
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.98%	5.16%

Do analysts rate FORT or MBH?

Forterra currently has a consensus price target of GBX 180.87, indicating a potential upside of 2.42%. Michelmersh Brick has a consensus price target of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Michelmersh Brick is more favorable than Forterra.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Forterra	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Michelmersh Brick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FORT or MBH?

Michelmersh Brick has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Forterra. Michelmersh Brick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forterra, 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
Forterra	£325.30M	1.12	£8M	£0.04	4,415.00
Michelmersh Brick	£70.69M	1.39	£8.10M	£0.08	1,312.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FORT or MBH?

Forterra received 177 more outperform votes than Michelmersh Brick when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.45% of users gave Forterra an outperform vote while only 72.25% of users gave Michelmersh Brick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Forterra	Outperform Votes 341 74.45%	Underperform Votes 117 25.55%
Michelmersh Brick	Outperform Votes 164 72.25%	Underperform Votes 63 27.75%

Does the media refer more to FORT or MBH?

In the previous week, Forterra had 1 more articles in the media than Michelmersh Brick. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Forterra and 0 mentions for Michelmersh Brick. Forterra's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Michelmersh Brick's score of 0.00 indicating that Forterra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Forterra	Positive
Michelmersh Brick	Neutral

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Forterra on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.