Malvern International (MLVN) Competitors GBX 16.25 -0.75 (-4.41%) As of 08/8/2025 06:33 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MLVN vs. OBOR, GFHG, CODE, ASIA, WIL, WEY, BAR, REVB, DKL, and DISShould you be buying Malvern International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Malvern International include Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) (OBOR), Grand Fortune High Grade (GFHG), Northcoders Group (CODE), Asia Strategic (ASIA), Wilmington (WIL), Wey Education (WEY), Brand Architekts Group (BAR), Revolution Beauty Group (REVB), Dekel Agri-Vision (DKL), and Distil (DIS). These companies are all part of the "consumer defensive" sector. Malvern International vs. Its Competitors Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Grand Fortune High Grade Northcoders Group Asia Strategic Wilmington Wey Education Brand Architekts Group Revolution Beauty Group Dekel Agri-Vision Distil Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) (LON:OBOR) and Malvern International (LON:MLVN) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership. Is OBOR or MLVN more profitable? Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Malvern International's net margin of -1.81%. Malvern International's return on equity of 6.64% beat Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/A N/A N/A Malvern International -1.81%6.64%N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OBOR or MLVN? 21.2% of Malvern International shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.1% of Malvern International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OBOR or MLVN? Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Malvern International. Malvern International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStarcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/AN/AN/A-£547.70N/AMalvern International£13.54M0.29-£245.04K-£1.00-16.21 Does the media favor OBOR or MLVN? In the previous week, Malvern International had 1 more articles in the media than Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Malvern International and 0 mentions for Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L). Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Malvern International'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Neutral Malvern International Neutral SummaryMalvern International beats Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Malvern International News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MLVN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MLVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMalvern InternationalEducation & Training Services IndustryDefensive SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.97M£44.70M£7.06B£3.07BDividend Yield2.96%2.89%3.17%5.03%P/E Ratio-16.211.3213.80170.60Price / Sales0.2948.6881.63303,757.13Price / Cash2.936.17144.7427.96Price / Book-1.102.504.124.52Net Income-£245.04K£2.36M£999.43M£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A8.71%0.84%1.23%1 Month PerformanceN/A-4.83%-0.04%3.22%1 Year Performance-12.16%-7.63%56.13%60.28% Malvern International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MLVNMalvern InternationalN/AGBX 16.25-4.4%N/A-12.2%£3.97M£13.54M-16.21153Gap UpOBORStarcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£10.89MN/A-0.09N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeGFHGGrand Fortune High GradeN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.40M£26.00-8.75N/ACODENorthcoders GroupN/AGBX 38-5.0%N/A-82.3%£3.04M£7.93M-4.75128Gap DownASIAAsia StrategicN/AGBX 3-29.4%N/A-33.3%£91K£27.03M-1.592,231Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeWILWilmington2.4001 of 5 starsGBX 348+2.4%GBX 450+29.3%-14.5%£311.47M£98.26M16.691,000Trending NewsWEYWey EducationN/AN/AN/AN/A£66.08M£8.36M78.75200BARBrand Architekts GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£13.34M£17.13M-9.1550REVBRevolution Beauty GroupN/AGBX 3.55-5.5%N/A-79.9%£11.35M£173.87M-20.6810News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownDKLDekel Agri-VisionN/AGBX 0.55+4.8%N/A-49.8%£3.59M£42.11M-0.652,020Gap DownDISDistilN/AGBX 0.18+12.3%N/A-58.8%£2.83M£2.00M-1.38220,000Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Starcrest Education The Belt & Road Limited (OBOR.L) Competitors Grand Fortune High Grade Competitors Northcoders Group Competitors Asia Strategic Competitors Wilmington Competitors Wey Education Competitors Brand Architekts Group Competitors Revolution Beauty Group Competitors Dekel Agri-Vision Competitors Distil Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MLVN) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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