Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (YNGA) Competitors

Mitchells & Butlers (LON:MAB) and Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. (LON:YNGA) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and community ranking.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MAB or YNGA?

Mitchells & Butlers has higher revenue and earnings than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.. Mitchells & Butlers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C., 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
Mitchells & Butlers	£2.60B	0.50	£44.77M	£7.55	28.87
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	£372.61M	1.10	£10.64M	£18.84	38.65

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MAB or YNGA?

34.2% of Mitchells & Butlers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.7% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by institutional investors. 57.5% of Mitchells & Butlers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.7% of Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MAB or YNGA a better dividend stock?

Mitchells & Butlers pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Mitchells & Butlers pays out 106.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. pays out 116.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mitchells & Butlers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MAB or YNGA?

Mitchells & Butlers received 322 more outperform votes than Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.06% of users gave Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. an outperform vote while only 56.23% of users gave Mitchells & Butlers an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mitchells & Butlers	Outperform Votes 501 56.23%	Underperform Votes 390 43.77%
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Outperform Votes 179 73.06%	Underperform Votes 66 26.94%

Does the media favor MAB or YNGA?

In the previous week, Mitchells & Butlers' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mitchells & Butlers	Neutral
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	Neutral

Do analysts rate MAB or YNGA?

Mitchells & Butlers currently has a consensus price target of GBX 340, suggesting a potential upside of 55.96%. Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a consensus price target of GBX 1,300, suggesting a potential upside of 78.52%. Given Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. is more favorable than Mitchells & Butlers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mitchells & Butlers	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, MAB or YNGA?

Mitchells & Butlers has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a beta of 1.3, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MAB or YNGA more profitable?

Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. has a net margin of 2.85% compared to Mitchells & Butlers' net margin of 1.72%. Mitchells & Butlers' return on equity of 1.89% beat Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mitchells & Butlers	1.72%	1.89%	3.68%
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.	2.85%	1.48%	2.99%

Summary

Mitchells & Butlers beats Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C. on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.