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

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 8.98% beat Steppe Cement's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Michelmersh Brick	11.46%	8.98%	5.16%
Steppe Cement	1.22%	1.55%	-0.22%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick received 32 more outperform votes than Steppe Cement when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.74% of users gave Steppe Cement an outperform vote while only 72.25% of users gave Michelmersh Brick an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Michelmersh Brick	Outperform Votes 164 72.25%	Underperform Votes 63 27.75%
Steppe Cement	Outperform Votes 132 73.74%	Underperform Votes 47 26.26%

Do analysts prefer MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick presently has a consensus target price of GBX 175, indicating a potential upside of 66.67%. Given Michelmersh Brick's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MBH or STCM?

Michelmersh Brick has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Steppe Cement.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Michelmersh Brick	£70.69M	1.39	£8.10M	£0.08	1,312.50
Steppe Cement	£79.26M	0.44	£4.53M	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, MBH or STCM?

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

Does the media favor MBH or STCM?

In the previous week, Michelmersh Brick's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Steppe Cement'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Michelmersh Brick	Neutral
Steppe Cement	Neutral

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 4.8%. Steppe Cement pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Michelmersh Brick pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

47.1% of Michelmersh Brick shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of Steppe Cement shares are held by institutional investors. 39.2% of Michelmersh Brick shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.2% of Steppe Cement shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Michelmersh Brick beats Steppe Cement on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.