Marlowe (MRL) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LSC or MRL?

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

Do analysts rate LSC or MRL?

Marlowe has a consensus price target of GBX 700, suggesting a potential upside of 118.07%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marlowe is more favorable than London Security.

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

Does the media prefer LSC or MRL?

In the previous week, Marlowe had 2 more articles in the media than London Security. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Marlowe and 0 mentions for London Security. Marlowe's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat London Security's score of 0.00 indicating that Marlowe is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
London Security	Neutral
Marlowe	Neutral

Is LSC or MRL more profitable?

London Security has a net margin of 10.34% compared to Marlowe's net margin of -2.53%. London Security's return on equity of 14.66% beat Marlowe's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
London Security	10.34%	14.66%	9.47%
Marlowe	-2.53%	-3.11%	1.41%

Which has more volatility & risk, LSC or MRL?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LSC or MRL?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, LSC or MRL?

London Security has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
London Security	£221.72M	1.88	£22.92M	£1.87	1,818.18
Marlowe	£402.90M	0.70	-£13.70M	-£0.14	-2,292.86

Summary

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