Marwyn Value Investors (MVI) Competitors

Marwyn Value Investors (LON:MVI) and City of London Investment Group (LON:CLIG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to MVI or CLIG?

In the previous week, Marwyn Value Investors' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled City of London Investment Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marwyn Value Investors	Neutral
City of London Investment Group	Neutral

Is MVI or CLIG more profitable?

Marwyn Value Investors has a net margin of 99.93% compared to City of London Investment Group's net margin of 24.64%. City of London Investment Group's return on equity of 11.07% beat Marwyn Value Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marwyn Value Investors	99.93%	4.78%	2.98%
City of London Investment Group	24.64%	11.07%	7.65%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MVI or CLIG?

City of London Investment Group received 175 more outperform votes than Marwyn Value Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.70% of users gave City of London Investment Group an outperform vote while only 70.00% of users gave Marwyn Value Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Marwyn Value Investors	Outperform Votes 91 70.00%	Underperform Votes 39 30.00%
City of London Investment Group	Outperform Votes 266 71.70%	Underperform Votes 105 28.30%

Is MVI or CLIG a better dividend stock?

Marwyn Value Investors pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. City of London Investment Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Marwyn Value Investors pays out 11,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. City of London Investment Group pays out 12,692.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marwyn Value Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, MVI or CLIG?

Marwyn Value Investors has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City of London Investment Group has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MVI or CLIG?

City of London Investment Group has higher revenue and earnings than Marwyn Value Investors. Marwyn Value Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City of London Investment Group, 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
Marwyn Value Investors	£4.87M	9.91	£4.86M	£0.08	1,087.50
City of London Investment Group	£69.45M	2.78	£17.11M	£0.26	1,519.23

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MVI or CLIG?

31.3% of Marwyn Value Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of City of London Investment Group shares are held by institutional investors. 45.1% of Marwyn Value Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of City of London Investment Group shares are held 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.

Summary

City of London Investment Group beats Marwyn Value Investors on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.