Mothercare (MTC) Competitors GBX 3.50 -0.38 (-9.79%) (As of 12/24/2024 06:01 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider Trades MTC vs. APP, SLE, INSE, VNET, CTG, SMRT, ADAM, INTU, INFA, and RTCShould you be buying Mothercare stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mothercare include Appreciate Group (APP), San Leon Energy (SLE), Inspired (INSE), Vianet Group (VNET), Christie Group (CTG), Smartspace Software (SMRT), Jade Road Investments (ADAM), Intu Properties (INTU), InfraStrata (INFA), and RTC Group (RTC). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry. Mothercare vs. Appreciate Group San Leon Energy Inspired Vianet Group Christie Group Smartspace Software Jade Road Investments Intu Properties InfraStrata RTC Group Mothercare (LON:MTC) and Appreciate Group (LON:APP) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTC or APP? Mothercare received 377 more outperform votes than Appreciate Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.35% of users gave Appreciate Group an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Mothercare an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMothercareOutperform Votes39162.66% Underperform Votes23337.34% Appreciate GroupOutperform Votes1482.35% Underperform Votes317.65% Is MTC or APP more profitable? Appreciate Group has a net margin of 4.77% compared to Mothercare's net margin of 1.89%. Appreciate Group's return on equity of 42.06% beat Mothercare's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mothercare1.89% N/A 16.19% Appreciate Group 4.77%42.06%2.45% Does the media refer more to MTC or APP? In the previous week, Mothercare had 1 more articles in the media than Appreciate Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Mothercare and 0 mentions for Appreciate Group. Mothercare's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Appreciate Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Mothercare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Mothercare Positive Appreciate Group Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, MTC or APP? Mothercare has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Appreciate Group has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTC or APP? 38.3% of Mothercare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Mothercare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Appreciate Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MTC or APP? Appreciate Group has higher revenue and earnings than Mothercare. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMothercare£63.60M0.31£1.20MN/AN/AAppreciate Group£120.97M0.00£5.78M£0.03N/A SummaryAppreciate Group beats Mothercare on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMothercareSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£19.73M£3.77B£3.07B£1.87BDividend Yield1.18%4.08%3.80%5.18%P/E Ratio223.00388.36329.141,933.58Price / Sales0.3126.20352.18467,682.84Price / Cash4.8013.7030.0029.47Price / Book-1.753.562.262.18Net Income£1.20M£275.91M£294.50M£145.85M7 Day Performance-22.22%-2.01%-0.04%0.66%1 Month Performance-9.09%-4.46%-0.11%28.66%1 Year Performance-43.55%91.08%9.75%156.09% Mothercare Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTCMothercareN/AGBX 3.50-9.8%N/A-43.5%£19.73M£63.60M223.00149Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAPPAppreciate GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£79.19M£120.97M1,406.671,710SLESan Leon EnergyN/AGBX 16.50flatN/AN/A£74.24M£5.86M412.50100INSEInspiredN/AGBX 40+1.3%N/A-40.6%£42.11M£99.15M4,000.001,600VNETVianet GroupN/AGBX 111.50+2.8%N/A+38.7%£32.83M£15.18M3,716.673,220Positive NewsGap UpCTGChristie GroupN/AGBX 107.50flatN/AN/A£28.52M£68.04M-792.693,450SMRTSmartspace SoftwareN/AGBX 90flatN/AN/A£26.05M£5.43M-1,500.00640ADAMJade Road InvestmentsN/AGBX 24.50flatN/AN/A£25.17MN/A-7.21N/AINTUIntu PropertiesN/AGBX 1.78-54.6%N/AN/A£24.07M£548.50M-0.0117,300Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeINFAInfraStrataN/AN/AN/AN/A£22.06M£6.13M-0.755,500RTCRTC GroupN/AGBX 100flatN/AN/A£14.62M£102.26M689.29361News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies APP Competitors SLE Competitors INSE Competitors VNET Competitors CTG Competitors SMRT Competitors ADAM Competitors INTU Competitors INFA Competitors RTC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:MTC) was last updated on 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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