Malvern International (MLVN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CODE or MLVN?

Northcoders Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Malvern International. Northcoders Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Malvern International, 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
Northcoders Group	£8.01M	1.64	-£1.01M	-£0.08	-2,043.75
Malvern International	£13.54M	0.32	-£1.08M	-£0.01	-1,800.00

Do analysts recommend CODE or MLVN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northcoders Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Malvern International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CODE or MLVN?

21.6% of Northcoders Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Malvern International shares are held by institutional investors. 71.7% of Northcoders Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.1% of Malvern International shares are held 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.

Does the media prefer CODE or MLVN?

In the previous week, Malvern International had 6 more articles in the media than Northcoders Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Malvern International and 0 mentions for Northcoders Group. Northcoders Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Malvern International's score of -0.18 indicating that Northcoders Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northcoders Group	Neutral
Malvern International	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, CODE or MLVN?

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

Is CODE or MLVN 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
Northcoders Group	-8.09%	-12.31%	-0.89%
Malvern International	-1.81%	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CODE or MLVN?

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

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

Summary

Malvern International beats Northcoders Group on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.