Manchester & London (MNL) Competitors

Manchester & London (LON:MNL) and Herald (LON:HRI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer MNL or HRI?

In the previous week, Manchester & London had 4 more articles in the media than Herald. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Manchester & London and 1 mentions for Herald. Manchester & London's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Herald's score of 0.08 indicating that Manchester & London is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manchester & London	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Herald	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MNL or HRI?

59.7% of Manchester & London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Herald shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Manchester & London shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Herald shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, MNL or HRI?

Manchester & London has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herald has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, MNL or HRI?

Herald has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester & London. Manchester & London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herald, 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
Manchester & London	£126.36M	0.00	£121.16M	£3.01	N/A
Herald	£204.98M	5.37	£190.88M	£3.39	613.57

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MNL or HRI?

Herald received 26 more outperform votes than Manchester & London when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.75% of users gave Manchester & London an outperform vote while only 67.76% of users gave Herald an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Manchester & London	Outperform Votes 77 68.75%	Underperform Votes 35 31.25%
Herald	Outperform Votes 103 67.76%	Underperform Votes 49 32.24%

Do analysts rate MNL or HRI?

Given Manchester & London's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Manchester & London is more favorable than Herald.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manchester & London	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Herald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is MNL or HRI more profitable?

Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to Herald's net margin of 93.12%. Manchester & London's return on equity of 43.62% beat Herald's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manchester & London	95.89%	43.62%	27.70%
Herald	93.12%	14.74%	9.22%

Summary

Manchester & London beats Herald on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.