Marshalls (MSLH) Competitors

Marshalls (LON:MSLH) and Breedon Group (LON:BREE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MSLH or BREE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marshalls	£620.80M	1.00	£21.50M	£8.56	28.73
Breedon Group	£1.52B	1.07	£96.41M	£27.93	16.90

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSLH or BREE?

Breedon Group received 71 more outperform votes than Marshalls when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.61% of users gave Breedon Group an outperform vote while only 62.83% of users gave Marshalls an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marshalls	Outperform Votes 355 62.83%	Underperform Votes 210 37.17%
Breedon Group	Outperform Votes 426 81.61%	Underperform Votes 96 18.39%

Does the media refer more to MSLH or BREE?

In the previous week, Marshalls had 10 more articles in the media than Breedon Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Marshalls and 3 mentions for Breedon Group. Marshalls' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Breedon Group's score of 0.35 indicating that Marshalls is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Marshalls	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Breedon Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MSLH or BREE?

84.3% of Marshalls shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Breedon Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Marshalls shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.9% of Breedon Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MSLH or BREE?

Marshalls has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Breedon Group has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MSLH or BREE a better dividend stock?

Marshalls pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Breedon Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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 pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is MSLH or BREE more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marshalls	3.46%	3.32%	2.64%
Breedon Group	6.34%	8.58%	4.82%

Do analysts prefer MSLH or BREE?

Marshalls presently has a consensus target price of GBX 395, indicating a potential upside of 60.57%. Breedon Group has a consensus target price of GBX 561.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.00%. Given Marshalls' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Marshalls is more favorable than Breedon Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marshalls	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Breedon Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Breedon Group beats Marshalls on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.