Mothercare (MTC) Competitors

Mothercare (LON:MTC) and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (LON:SST) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MTC or SST?

Mothercare received 290 more outperform votes than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.63% of users gave Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos an outperform vote while only 62.66% of users gave Mothercare an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mothercare	Outperform Votes 391 62.66%	Underperform Votes 233 37.34%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Outperform Votes 101 70.63%	Underperform Votes 42 29.37%

Is MTC or SST more profitable?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a net margin of 77.82% compared to Mothercare's net margin of 1.89%. Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' return on equity of 28.42% beat Mothercare's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mothercare	1.89%	N/A	16.19%
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	77.82%	28.42%	8.03%

Does the media refer more to MTC or SST?

In the previous week, Mothercare had 3 more articles in the media than Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Mothercare and 0 mentions for Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos. Mothercare's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that Mothercare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mothercare	Neutral
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, MTC or SST?

Mothercare has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, MTC or SST?

Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Mothercare.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mothercare	£63.60M	0.24	£1.20M	N/A	N/A
Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos	£78.23M	0.79	£60.88M	£261.69	1.02

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MTC or SST?

38.3% of Mothercare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 44.6% of Mothercare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos 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.

Summary

Mothercare and Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.