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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has higher 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	£218.64M	2.02	£22.60M	£189.58	19.25
Marlowe	£418.37M	0.84	-£8.48M	-£10.75	-40.92

Do analysts recommend LSC or MRL?

Marlowe has a consensus target price of GBX 588, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Given Marlowe's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor LSC or MRL?

In the previous week, London Security and London Security both had 1 articles in the media. London Security's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Marlowe's score of 0.00 indicating that London Security is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
London Security	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Marlowe	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, LSC or MRL?

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

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

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

Is LSC or MRL 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
London Security	10.34%	14.69%	9.47%
Marlowe	-2.03%	-2.33%	1.41%

Summary

London Security beats Marlowe on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.