On the Beach Group (OTB) Competitors

Trainline (LON:TRN) and On the Beach Group (LON:OTB) 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 analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, TRN or OTB?

Trainline has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, On the Beach Group has a beta of 2.42, suggesting that its share price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRN or OTB?

Trainline has higher revenue and earnings than On the Beach Group. On the Beach Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trainline, 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
Trainline	£369.87M	3.35	£31.69M	£7.30	39.15
On the Beach Group	£173.07M	2.27	£14.99M	£9.15	26.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRN or OTB?

78.5% of Trainline shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Trainline shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of On the Beach Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRN or OTB more profitable?

On the Beach Group has a net margin of 8.66% compared to Trainline's net margin of 8.57%. Trainline's return on equity of 10.88% beat On the Beach Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trainline	8.57%	10.88%	6.02%
On the Beach Group	8.66%	8.73%	2.35%

Do analysts rate TRN or OTB?

Trainline currently has a consensus target price of GBX 442, suggesting a potential upside of 54.76%. On the Beach Group has a consensus target price of GBX 183.50, suggesting a potential downside of 24.33%. Given Trainline's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Trainline is more favorable than On the Beach Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trainline	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
On the Beach Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor TRN or OTB?

In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 6 more articles in the media than Trainline. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for On the Beach Group and 0 mentions for Trainline. On the Beach Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Trainline's score of 0.00 indicating that On the Beach Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Trainline	Neutral
On the Beach Group	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRN or OTB?

On the Beach Group received 263 more outperform votes than Trainline when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.30% of users gave On the Beach Group an outperform vote while only 57.84% of users gave Trainline an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trainline	Outperform Votes 59 57.84%	Underperform Votes 43 42.16%
On the Beach Group	Outperform Votes 322 80.30%	Underperform Votes 79 19.70%

Summary

Trainline and On the Beach Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.