Tortilla Mexican Grill (MEX) Competitors

Tortilla Mexican Grill (LON:MEX) and Various Eateries (LON:VARE) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, MEX or VARE?

Tortilla Mexican Grill has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Various Eateries has a beta of 0.12, meaning that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MEX or VARE?

Tortilla Mexican Grill and Various Eateries both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tortilla Mexican Grill	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 7 100.00%
Various Eateries	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MEX or VARE?

Tortilla Mexican Grill has higher revenue and earnings than Various Eateries. Tortilla Mexican Grill is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Various Eateries, 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
Tortilla Mexican Grill	£64.46M	0.23	-£708.94K	-£1.83	-20.72
Various Eateries	£49.60M	0.49	-£6.50M	-£3.72	-3.77

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MEX or VARE?

50.0% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of Various Eateries shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Tortilla Mexican Grill shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.2% of Various Eateries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MEX or VARE more profitable?

Tortilla Mexican Grill has a net margin of -1.10% compared to Various Eateries' net margin of -13.11%. Various Eateries' return on equity of -21.44% beat Tortilla Mexican Grill's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tortilla Mexican Grill	-1.10%	-27.06%	1.87%
Various Eateries	-13.11%	-21.44%	-3.07%

Do analysts rate MEX or VARE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tortilla Mexican Grill	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Various Eateries	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to MEX or VARE?

In the previous week, Various Eateries had 1 more articles in the media than Tortilla Mexican Grill. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Various Eateries and 2 mentions for Tortilla Mexican Grill. Tortilla Mexican Grill's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Various Eateries'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tortilla Mexican Grill	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Various Eateries	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Tortilla Mexican Grill beats Various Eateries on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.