Marlowe (MRL) Competitors

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

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%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MRL or LSC?

55.5% of Marlowe shares are held by institutional investors. 25.3% of Marlowe shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 99.0% of London Security shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & 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	0.65	-£8.48M	-£10.75	-31.62
London Security	£218.64M	2.10	£22.60M	£189.58	20.04

Does the media refer more to MRL or LSC?

In the previous week, Marlowe had 3 more articles in the media than London Security. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Marlowe and 0 mentions for London Security. Marlowe's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled London Security'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marlowe	Neutral
London Security	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Do analysts prefer MRL or LSC?

Marlowe currently has a consensus target price of GBX 700, indicating a potential upside of 105.88%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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

Which has more risk & volatility, MRL or LSC?

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

Summary

Marlowe beats London Security on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.