MSLH vs. BREE, PLP, SRC, IBST, FORT, MBH, STCM, ECOB, CRH, and JMAT
Should you be buying Marshalls stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marshalls include Breedon Group (BREE), Genuit Group (PLP), SigmaRoc (SRC), Ibstock (IBST), Forterra (FORT), Michelmersh Brick (MBH), Steppe Cement (STCM), Eco Buildings Group (ECOB), CRH (CRH), and Johnson Matthey (JMAT). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Marshalls vs.
Breedon Group (LON:BREE) and Marshalls (LON:MSLH) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Breedon Group has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marshalls has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Breedon Group received 72 more outperform votes than Marshalls when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.64% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 62.83% of users gave Marshalls an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Breedon Group had 2 more articles in the media than Marshalls. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Breedon Group and 1 mentions for Marshalls. Breedon Group's average media sentiment score of -0.26 beat Marshalls' score of -1.00 indicating that Breedon Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Breedon Group has a net margin of 6.34% compared to Marshalls' net margin of 3.46%. Breedon Group's return on equity of 8.58% beat Marshalls' return on equity.
62.3% of Breedon Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.3% of Marshalls shares are held by institutional investors. 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Marshalls shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Breedon Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 578.33, suggesting a potential upside of 29.44%. Marshalls has a consensus price target of GBX 395, suggesting a potential upside of 51.34%. Given Marshalls' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Breedon Group.
Breedon Group has higher revenue and earnings than Marshalls. Breedon Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marshalls, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Breedon Group pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marshalls pays out 93.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Breedon Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Breedon Group beats Marshalls on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:MSLH) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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