Malvern International (MLVN) Competitors

Malvern International (LON:MLVN) and Northcoders Group (LON:CODE) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MLVN or CODE?

Northcoders Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Malvern International. Malvern International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northcoders Group, 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
Malvern International	£13.54M	0.36	-£1.08M	-£0.01	-2,000.00
Northcoders Group	£8.01M	1.55	-£1.01M	-£0.08	-1,937.50

Is MLVN or CODE more profitable?

Malvern International has a net margin of -1.81% compared to Northcoders Group's net margin of -8.09%. Malvern International's return on equity of 0.00% beat Northcoders Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Malvern International	-1.81%	N/A	N/A
Northcoders Group	-8.09%	-12.31%	-0.89%

Which has more volatility and risk, MLVN or CODE?

Malvern International has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northcoders Group has a beta of -0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MLVN or CODE?

21.2% of Malvern International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Northcoders Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.1% of Malvern International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 71.7% of Northcoders Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MLVN or CODE?

Malvern International received 110 more outperform votes than Northcoders Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Malvern International	Outperform Votes 110 66.27%	Underperform Votes 56 33.73%
Northcoders Group	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to MLVN or CODE?

In the previous week, Malvern International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northcoders Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Malvern International	Neutral
Northcoders Group	Neutral

Summary

Malvern International beats Northcoders Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.