Morgan Advanced Materials (MGAM) Competitors

Morgan Advanced Materials (LON:MGAM) and Bodycote (LON:BOY) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media prefer MGAM or BOY?

In the previous week, Bodycote had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Advanced Materials. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bodycote and 3 mentions for Morgan Advanced Materials. Morgan Advanced Materials' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Bodycote's score of 0.12 indicating that Morgan Advanced Materials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Advanced Materials	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Bodycote	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MGAM or BOY?

87.6% of Morgan Advanced Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Bodycote shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Morgan Advanced Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Bodycote shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MGAM or BOY a better dividend stock?

Morgan Advanced Materials pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Bodycote pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Morgan Advanced Materials pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bodycote pays out 69.2% 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. Morgan Advanced Materials is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is MGAM or BOY more profitable?

Bodycote has a net margin of 8.01% compared to Morgan Advanced Materials' net margin of 6.17%. Morgan Advanced Materials' return on equity of 19.02% beat Bodycote's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morgan Advanced Materials	6.17%	19.02%	8.24%
Bodycote	8.01%	8.14%	6.41%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MGAM or BOY?

Morgan Advanced Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Bodycote. Morgan Advanced Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bodycote, 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
Morgan Advanced Materials	£1.11B	0.53	£68.49M	£24.30	8.67
Bodycote	£739.54M	1.38	£59.25M	£33.23	17.15

Do analysts prefer MGAM or BOY?

Morgan Advanced Materials currently has a consensus target price of GBX 305, suggesting a potential upside of 44.74%. Bodycote has a consensus target price of GBX 812.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.54%. Given Morgan Advanced Materials' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Advanced Materials is more favorable than Bodycote.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morgan Advanced Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Bodycote	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, MGAM or BOY?

Morgan Advanced Materials has a beta of 1.34, suggesting that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bodycote has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MGAM or BOY?

Bodycote received 70 more outperform votes than Morgan Advanced Materials when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.50% of users gave Bodycote an outperform vote while only 66.76% of users gave Morgan Advanced Materials an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Morgan Advanced Materials	Outperform Votes 494 66.76%	Underperform Votes 246 33.24%
Bodycote	Outperform Votes 564 70.50%	Underperform Votes 236 29.50%

Summary

Morgan Advanced Materials beats Bodycote on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.