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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, TRN or OTB?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	3.39	£31.69M	£7.30	39.58
On the Beach Group	£173.07M	2.49	£14.99M	£9.15	29.01

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Does the media refer more to TRN or OTB?

In the previous week, On the Beach Group had 3 more articles in the media than Trainline. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for On the Beach Group and 0 mentions for Trainline. Trainline's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat On the Beach Group's score of 0.22 indicating that Trainline is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Trainline	Positive
On the Beach Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRN or OTB?

78.5% of Trainline shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.5% of On the Beach Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.1% of Trainline shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.7% of On the Beach Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer TRN or OTB?

Trainline currently has a consensus price target of GBX 442, indicating a potential upside of 53.05%. On the Beach Group has a consensus price target of GBX 183.50, indicating a potential downside of 30.89%. Given Trainline's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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

Summary

Trainline beats On the Beach Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.