Steppe Cement (STCM) Competitors

Michelmersh Brick (LON:MBH) and Steppe Cement (LON:STCM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MBH or STCM?

47.1% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Steppe Cement shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.2% of Michelmersh Brick shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 57.2% of Steppe Cement shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MBH or STCM?

In the previous week, Michelmersh Brick had 1 more articles in the media than Steppe Cement. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Michelmersh Brick and 1 mentions for Steppe Cement. Steppe Cement's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Michelmersh Brick's score of -0.54 indicating that Steppe Cement is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Michelmersh Brick	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Steppe Cement	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MBH or STCM a better dividend stock?

Michelmersh Brick pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Steppe Cement pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Michelmersh Brick pays out 56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steppe Cement pays out 565.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is MBH or STCM more profitable?

Michelmersh Brick has a net margin of 11.46% compared to Steppe Cement's net margin of 1.22%. Michelmersh Brick's return on equity of 8.82% beat Steppe Cement's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.82%	5.16%
Steppe Cement	1.22%	1.48%	-0.22%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Steppe Cement. Michelmersh Brick is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steppe Cement, 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
Michelmersh Brick	£70.21M	1.33	£8.05M	£8.79	11.52
Steppe Cement	£99.20M	0.48	£1.21M	£0.35	49.48

Which has more risk and volatility, MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steppe Cement has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick received 35 more outperform votes than Steppe Cement when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.74% of users gave Steppe Cement an outperform vote while only 72.61% of users gave Michelmersh Brick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Michelmersh Brick	Outperform Votes 167 72.61%	Underperform Votes 63 27.39%
Steppe Cement	Outperform Votes 132 73.74%	Underperform Votes 47 26.26%

Do analysts recommend MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick presently has a consensus target price of GBX 166.67, suggesting a potential upside of 64.61%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Michelmersh Brick is more favorable than Steppe Cement.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Michelmersh Brick	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Steppe Cement	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Steppe Cement on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.