Marlowe (MRL) Competitors

Marlowe (LON:MRL) and London Security (LON:LSC) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor MRL or LSC?

In the previous week, Marlowe had 1 more articles in the media than London Security. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marlowe and 0 mentions for London Security. Marlowe's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat London Security's score of 0.00 indicating that Marlowe is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marlowe	Positive
London Security	Neutral

Do analysts recommend MRL or LSC?

Marlowe currently has a consensus price target of GBX 700, indicating a potential upside of 116.72%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Marlowe is more favorable than London Security.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marlowe	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
London Security	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRL or LSC?

Marlowe received 92 more outperform votes than London Security when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.51% of users gave Marlowe an outperform vote while only 70.91% of users gave London Security an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marlowe	Outperform Votes 131 77.51%	Underperform Votes 38 22.49%
London Security	Outperform Votes 39 70.91%	Underperform Votes 16 29.09%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRL or LSC?

London Security has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Marlowe. Marlowe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than London Security, 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
Marlowe	£418.37M	0.62	-£8.48M	-£10.75	-30.04
London Security	£218.64M	2.10	£22.60M	£189.58	20.04

Which has more volatility and risk, MRL or LSC?

Marlowe has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, London Security has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MRL or LSC?

55.5% of Marlowe shares are held by institutional investors. 25.3% of Marlowe shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 99.0% of London Security shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MRL or LSC more profitable?

London Security has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Marlowe's net margin of -2.03%. London Security's return on equity of 14.69% beat Marlowe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marlowe	-2.03%	-2.33%	1.41%
London Security	10.34%	14.69%	9.47%

Summary

Marlowe beats London Security on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.